Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979

Poet Elizabeth Bishop was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and had an often difficult childhood in Canada and New England. She wrote poetry in her youth, and developed as a writer at Vassar, where her friends included Mary McCarthy and Marianne Moore. In 1946 she published a book of poetry titled North and South, and travelled to Brazil, where she remained for fifteen years. Her 1956 book of poetry, A Cold Spring, won the Pulitzer Prize; her verse was noted for precision and balance. She also published translations and prose, and painted. She later taught at Harvard, and in 1976 became the first woman (and the first American) to win the Books Abroad/Neustadt International Prize for Literature. Although she published only 101 poems during her lifetime, her reputation has consistently grown since her death and she is considered one of the best American poets of the 20th century.

From the description of Elizabeth Bishop letters to Wes, 1967-1969. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 70669980

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