Elizabeth Bishop

For other people named Elizabeth Bishop, see Elizabeth Bishop (disambiguation).

Elizabeth Bishop
A sideways view of Bishop
Bishop in 1934 as a senior at Vassar
Born(1911-02-08)February 8, 1911
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 6, 1979(1979-10-06) (aged 68)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationPoet
EducationVassar College (BA)
Notable awards
PartnerLota de Macedo Soares (1952–1967)
Alice Methfessel (1971–1979)
Signature

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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  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.
  4. ^ "Elizabeth Bishop". Poetry Foundation.