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Elizabeth Bishop (February 8, 1911 – October 6, 1979) was an American poet and short-story writer. She was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1949 to 1950, the Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry in 1956, [1] the National Book Award winner in 1970, and the recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature ...
Elizabeth Bishop was born in 1911 in Worcester, Massachusetts and grew up there and in Nova Scotia. Her father died before she was a year old and her mother suffered seriously from mental illness; she was committed to an institution when Bishop was five.
May 17, 2024 · Elizabeth Bishop (born February 8, 1911, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 6, 1979, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American poet known for her polished, witty, descriptive verse. Her short stories and her poetry first were published in The New Yorker and other magazines.
Elizabeth Bishop - The technical brilliance and formal variety of Elizabeth Bishop's work—rife with precise and true-to-life images—helped establish her as a major force in contemporary literature.
Oct 19, 2017 · David Yaffe reviews Megan Marshall's biography of Elizabeth Bishop, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who said she was the loneliest person who ever lived. He explores how Bishop's personal tragedies and sexuality shaped her work, such as the famous villanelle "One Art".
May 28, 2009 · Listen to poems by Elizabeth Bishop, a respected yet somewhat obscure figure in American literature, who was a perfectionist and a wanderer. Learn about her life, influences, and themes in this podcast episode.
Jun 18, 2021 · Elizabeth Bishop was a master at containing and concealing emotion, but her extraordinary poem “One Art” is a moving testament to loss.
