Background
Swaim, Alice Mackenzie was born on June 5, 1911 in Craigdam, Scotland. Daughter of Donald Campbell and Alice Annand (Murray) MacKenzie.
Swaim, Alice Mackenzie was born on June 5, 1911 in Craigdam, Scotland. Daughter of Donald Campbell and Alice Annand (Murray) MacKenzie.
Student, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, 1928-1930; Bachelor, Wilson College, 1932.
Critic, National Writers' Club, 1951-1953; columnist, Cornucopia and Tejas, 1953-1956; columnist, Carlisle (Pennsylvania) Evening Sentinel, 1953-1970. National consultant Poetry Therapy Association. Contest judge; United States representative 2nd World Congress of Poets.
Senior leader Girl Scouts United States, Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania, 1948-1951. Volunteer American Red Cross, Child Care Project, 1971-1972. Member Poetry Society of America, Academy American Poets, Poetry Therapy Association, United Federation of State Poetry Societies, United Poets Laureate International.
Married William Thomas Swaim, December 27, 1932. Children: Elizabeth Anne, Kathleen MacKenzie.