Karen Swenson (Poet ) was born in New York City, New York, USA on a Wednesday, July 29, 1936 🎈. Karen Swenson is 88 years old. She is a Leo ♌ and was born in the Year of the Rat 🐀.
American poet and journalist known for The Landlady in Bangkok, A Sense of Direction, East-West: Poems, and other works. She was the 1993 recipient of A National Poetry Series Award.
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| FULL NAME: | Karen Swenson |
| BIRTH DATE: | July 29, 1936 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | New York City, New York, USA |
| AGE: | 88 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Leo |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rat |
About
Karen Swenson is a Poet. Karen was born in the 1930s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
She was born in New York City and raised in Chappaqua, New York. Find out who is Karen Swenson dating right now.
She studied at New York University and Barnard College. She published her debut poetry collection, An Attic of Ideals, in 1974.
DID YOU KNOW Her poetic work, A Daughter’s Latitude, recounts both foreign travel and metaphorical trips to childhood landscapes.
FACT She and former North Carolina Poet Laureate Fred Chappell were both born in 1936.
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Birthday
Currently, Karen Swenson is 88 years old. Her next birthday is away. Karen will celebrate her 89th birthday on a Wednesday, July 29th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on July 29, 1936. Below is the countdown to her next birthday.
Zodiac
Karen Swenson’s zodiac sign is Leo. People born between the dates of July 23rd and August 22nd belong to the fifth sign in the zodiac, Leo. Leos are known for being generous, self-confident, and determined. Libra is the most compatible sign for Leos.
Famous Leos celebrities are Madonna, Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant, Kylie Jenner, Coco Chanel, Lil Yachty, Mila Kunis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Hemsworth, and Jennifer Lawrence. Leo ruling planet is Sun. Astrologically, Sun represents hope, life, and the force that drives you to seek the highest expression of yourself.
Karen Swenson was born in the Year of the Rat. A rat represents fertility and wealth in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rat are wise, quick-witted, intelligent, crafty, determined, resourceful, and smart. They can also sometimes be acquisitiveness, ruthlessness, and nervousness.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Karen Swenson is a 88 years old Poet, born in July, in the Year of the Rat (1936), and is a Leo. Her life path number is 1. Karen’s birthstone is Ruby, and her birth flower is Larkspur. You may also check out all famous birthdays in July or specifically birthdays on July 29.
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