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Also known as Elisabeth Bishop

American poet (1911–1979)

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Elizabeth Bishop was an American poet who lived from 1911 to 1979 and is considered one of the most important literary figures of the twentieth century. Her precise, imaginative poetry about everyday observations and travel experiences had a lasting influence on American literature and continues to be widely read and studied today.

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  • Brazil, (Life world library)
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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1951-11-14
2008 universal fire victimaln-shamericanclassic pop and rockrock

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Elizabeth Bishop (8 February 1911 – 6 October 1979) was an American poet and writer. She was the Poet Laureate of the United States from 1949 to 1950, and a Pulitzer Prize winner in 1956. Elizabeth Bishop House is an artist's retreat in Great Village, Nova Scotia dedicated to her memory. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Elizabeth+Bishop">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

  • The ancient owls' nest must have burned.Hastily, all alone,a glistening armadillo left the scene,rose-flecked, head down, tail down
  • The big fish tubs are completely linedwith layers of beautiful herring scalesand the wheelbarrows are similarly plasteredwith creamy iridescent coats of mail,with small iridescent flies crawling on them.
  • Why should I be my aunt,or me, or anyone?What similaritiesboots, hands, the family voiceI felt in my throat, or eventhe National Geographicand those awful hanging breastsheld us all togetheror made us all just one?
  • The armored cars of dreams contrived to let us doso many a dangerous thing.
  • Topography displays no favorites; North's as near as West.More delicate than the historians' are the map-makers' colors.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Elizabeth
Family name
Bishop
Gender
female
Citizenship
Canada
Place of birth
Worcester
Place of death
Boston
Occupation
essayist
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
essay
Image
Elizabeth Bishop, 1934 yearbook portrait.jpg
Residence
Key West
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date of birth
1911-02-08
date of death
1979-10-06
cause of death
intracranial aneurysm
manner of death
natural causes
unmarried partner
Louise Crane
sexual orientation
lesbianism
Commons category
Elizabeth Bishop
writing language
English language
name in native language
Elizabeth Bishop
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Encyclopedic overview

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, the National Book Award winner in 1970, and the recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1976. Dwight Garner argued in 2018 that she was perhaps "the most purely gifted poet of the 20th century." She was also a painter, and her poetry is noted for its careful attention to detail; Ernest Hilbert wrote “Bishop’s poetics is one distinguished by tranquil observation, craft-like accuracy, care for the small things of the world, a miniaturist’s discretion and attention."

Early life

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