Elizabeth Bishop

A few days ago, I posted a poem by Elizabeth Bishop. I hadn’t realized at the time that the Library of America is publishing Bishop’s poems and letters. This is the first time they’ve published a volume for a female poet.

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer had segment on the book and Bishop. Check out the video, which includes a reading of One Art. Bishop, who was born in Worcester, was not a prolific poet. In fact, she only published about 80 poems.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june08/bishop_02-14.html