Elizabeth Bishop

Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop
	Bishop in 1934 as a senior at Vassar
Born	February 8, 1911; Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	October 6, 1979 (aged 68); Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Poet
Education	Vassar College (BA)
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1956); National Book Award for Poetry (1970); National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry (1976); Neustadt International Prize for Literature (1976);
Partner	Lota de Macedo Soares (1952–1967) ; Alice Methfessel (1971–1979)
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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 in 1976.^[2] Dwight Garner argued in 2018 that she was perhaps "the most purely gifted poet of the 20th century".^[3] 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."^[4]

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^ Garner, Dwight; Sehgal, Parul; Szalai, Jennifer; Williams, John (September 20, 2018). "The Nobel Prize in Literature Takes This Year Off. Our Critics Don't". The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
^ "Elizabeth Bishop". Poetry Foundation.

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[3] Garner, Dwight; Sehgal, Parul; Szalai, Jennifer; Williams, John (September 20, 2018). "The Nobel Prize in Literature Takes This Year Off. Our Critics Don't". The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2018.

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Elizabeth Bishop
Bishop in 1934 as a senior at Vassar
Born	(1911-02-08)February 8, 1911 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	October 6, 1979(1979-10-06) (aged 68) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Poet
Education	Vassar College (BA)
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1956) National Book Award for Poetry (1970) National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry (1976) Neustadt International Prize for Literature (1976)
Partner	Lota de Macedo Soares (1952–1967) Alice Methfessel (1971–1979)
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