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The complete poems, 1927-1979

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Main Author: Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, c1983.
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Item Description:Includes indexes.
Physical Description:287 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:0374127476
9780374518172 (pbk.)
Author Notes:An American poet, Elizabeth Bishop was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1911. Following the death of her father and the extended illness of her mother, Bishop was raised by relatives. During World War I she lived in Nova Scotia. She graduated from Vassar in 1934 and later traveled in Europe and Africa. For many years she lived in Brazil. She returned to the United States in 1970.

In 1945, North and South, Bishop's first book, was published. Her Complete Poems (1969) won the National Book Award in 1970. With Emanuel Brasil, Bishop coedited An Anthology of Twentieth Century Brazilian Poetry (1972) Her influence on other poets was not obvious during her life, but many have tried to emulate her distinctive talent, and her reputation continues to grow.

Bishop died in 1979.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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