Karen Swenson (born July 29, 1936 New York City) is an American poet and journalist.
Life She grew up in Chappaqua, New York, and studied at Barnard College and New York University.
Swenson has been Poet-in-Residence at Skidmore College, the University of Idaho, University of Denver, Clark University, Scripps College and Barnard College. She taught at City College, New York.
Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Beloit Poetry Journal, Paris Review, American Poetry Review, "Saturday Review", and "The New Yorker".
Awards 1993 National Poetry Series, for The Landlady in Bangkok Lannan Residency Yaddo Residencies
Works
Stories
Anthologies
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External links
"Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Karen Swenson, a Poet, Journalist and World Traveler, at Centenary Nov. 15-19"