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American poet known for her unique poetic style and profound insights into life. Elizabeth Bishop's works are renowned for their concise, straightforward language and rich emotional expression.

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Famous Elizabeth Bishop Quotes

“Open the book. (The gilt rubs off the edges of the pages and pollinates the fingertips.)”

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Book:Poems

Source: Poems

“Close, close all night the lovers keep. They turn together in their sleep, Close as two pages in a book that read each other in the dark. Each knows all the other knows, learned by heart from head to toes.”

Knows Heart Two Book Together Night Turns Dark Sleep Lovers Pages Toes All Night

Book:Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose, and Letters

Source: Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose, and Letters

“I HATED the Salinger story. It took me days to go through it, gingerly, a page at a time, and blushing with embarrassment for him every ridiculous sentence of the way. How can they let him do it?”

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Author:Elizabeth Bishop

About the Author

Born: February 8, 1911
Died: October 6, 1979
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 52

Books & Sources

PoemsRelated source material

Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose, and LettersRelated source material

North and SouthRelated source material

Conversations with Elizabeth BishopRelated source material

One Art: LettersRelated source material

The Complete Poems 1927-1979Related source material

Geography III: PoemsRelated source material

LIFE WORLD LIBRARY BRAZILRelated source material

Words in Air: The Complete Correspondence Between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert LowellRelated source material

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