Question
by May Swenson
‘Question’ is a poem written in the form of an interrogation. Throughout this piece, May Swenson asks how she could hide her soul after the body dies.
May Swenson was an American poet who was born in 1913 and passed away in 1989. She is considered to be one of the mid-century’s most important writers. Her collections include Another Animal and To Mis with Time: New and Selected Poems. Several other collections, including May Out West, were published after her death.
‘Question’ is a poem written in the form of an interrogation. Throughout this piece, May Swenson asks how she could hide her soul after the body dies.