{"product_id":"creature-stephen-carter-9781560855392","title":"Creature: The Life and Loves of May Swenson","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1936, twenty-three-year-old May Swenson boarded a bus heading east out of her Mormon hometown of Logan, Utah. Her destination was New York City, where she had a single goal: become a poet. \u003ci\u003eCreature\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how this small-town woman fought to achieve her dreams in the Depression-era big city, keeping a roof over her head and honing her craft as she pursued romantic relationships with both men and women. After decades of struggle, Swenson became one of mid-century America's most beloved and prolific poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is it that makes her poetry so extraordinary? How did she see and reveal the world? How did she teach the art of poetry? And how does her work interact with her Mormon roots? Readers will learn the answers to these questions and more in this artfully written biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Carter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1560855398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781560855392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signature Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Stephen Carter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148609102079,"sku":"9781560855392","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/creature-stephen-carter-9781560855392","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}