Elizabeth Bishop

by Lorrie Goldensohn

Elizabeth Bishop: A Biography of a Poetry is a fascinating account of one of the most influential and beloved poets of the past fifty years. Writing a clean, spare poetry of elegance, lucidity, and great charm, Bishop appears to offer small insight into her private life, wryly remarking that confessional poets 'overdo the morbidity.'

Genres: Poetry, Biography

306 pages, Hardcover

First published October 15, 1991

Reviews

[Andréa]

I greatly enjoyed reading this book and getting to know more about Bishop's life and time spent in Brazil with her lover. An excellent exploration of a troubled poet.

[Gerry LaFemina]

Goldensohn's biography of Bishop is one of the first, and it provides some good insights into both her life and her poetry. Like so many literary biographies it says as much about its author's obsessions as Bishop's, and that's okay.