May Sarton

Sarton, May (1912– ), U.S. writer. Her books include the poetry collections Inner Landscape (1939) and Halfway to Silence (1980), the novels The Bridge of Years (1946) and The Magnificent Spinster (1985), and the journals Recovering (1980) and May Sarton: A Self Portrait (1986). Sarton has taught at Harvard University and Wellesley College.