Ivan
Swift
Born:
06/24/1873
Wayne County
Died: 1945
Parents: John Swift, Jennie Swift
Died: 1945
Parents: John Swift, Jennie Swift
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - Included In Anthology New Michigan Verse | Poetry | Adult | 1940 | ||
| Knight and A Day | Fiction | Adult | Harbor Springs, Mich. : Lofts Print-shop | 1931 | |
| - Several articles in Michigan History Magazine such as "The House of Autobiography", describing his Harbor Springs summer home | Non Fiction | Adult | 1930 | ||
| Green Bench Writs and Opinions | Poetry | Adult | Harbor Springs, Mich. : [Green Bench Shop | 1929 | |
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Fagots of Cedar - Bookfellow Edition, The Torch Press, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by the Bookfellows, printed (limited edition) for The Lofts, Chippewa Cove Woods Good Hart, MI) |
Michigan, Poetry | Adult | 1926 | ||
| Blue Crane and Shore Songs | Poetry | Adult | New York : James T. White & Company | 1918 | |
| Fagots of Cedar | Michigan, Poetry | Adult | The Willows Shop, Harbor Springs, MI | 1909 | |
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Fagots of cedar, out of the North & blown by the winds & ashes and embers, with titles old and new not contained in the original limited edition - Self designed with photographs and original drawings of Michigan landscapes |
Michigan, Poetry | Adult | Chicago : Outer's Book Press | 1907 | |
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Other writings: - Poems in The Independent, The Outlook, Poetry, Recreation, Outers' Book, Smart Set, Midland, All the Arts, American Lumberman, The Transcript, Chicago American |
Poetry | Adult |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
In his introduction to Fagots of Cedar, Swift credited Carl Sandburg with describing his work as "inevitable and autobiographical."
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Illustrator
Poet
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Arts (M.A.) | Kansas State Teachers College (now Emporia State University) | Emporia, KS | 1964 |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| - Landscape paintings exhibited, New York, Pennsylvania, Detroit Public Library, Detroit Institute of Arts, Library of Michigan, others. | |||
| Served in Spanish American War and First World War | |||
| Served on Executive Council | Society of Michigan Authors |
Other Resources:
Other Comments:
Ivan Swift was an artist and poet who resided in Harbor Springs throughout much of his life. His art and poetry were significantly influenced by his life in northern Michigan and his paintings, often displayed at the Detroit Museum of Art (now Detroit Institute of Art), received numerous awards in the early 1900s.
Northern Michigan was a great influence on Mr. Swift's art and writing.H developed Chippewa Cove Woods, an artists’ colony north of Harbor Springs, where he and other artists would visit to renew their artistic spirit.
Many of Mr. Swifts books of poetry were printed on his own press in Harbor Springs and bound in his own workshop there.
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