May Swenson (May 28, 1913 - December 4, 1989) was a United States poet and playwright. Anna Thilda May Swenson was born in Logan, Utah on May 28, 1913, the first child of Margaret and Dan Arthur Swenson. May Swenson (May 28, 1913, Logan, Utah- December 4, 1989, Bethany Beach, Delaware) Poet, critic, scholar, editor, writer in residence, and lecturer.