Conversations With Elizabeth Bishop
This book brings together almost all of the known interviews Elizabeth Bishop gave over a period of thirty years. Included also are a few selected pieces based on conversations with her. All together they allow her ardent and admiring readers a rewarding, close-up encounter with one of America's great writers.\ In this collection of conversations Bishop expresses her opinions about various types of poetry, describes her view of the geography of the imagination in the writing process, defends...
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This book brings together almost all of the known interviews Elizabeth Bishop gave over a period of thirty years. Included also are a few selected pieces based on conversations with her. All together they allow her ardent and admiring readers a rewarding, close-up encounter with one of America's great writers.In this collection of conversations Bishop expresses her opinions about various types of poetry, describes her view of the geography of the imagination in the writing process, defends her often criticized feminist views, and discusses her role as teacher and poet.Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) won many prizes for poetry, including a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award. She was graduated from Vassar, where she knew Mary McCarthy. She taught at Harvard, New York University, and the University of Washington and was a long-time resident in Brazil.
I:How long do you carry a poem in your head before committing it to paper?\ Elizabeth Bishop:From 10 minutes to 40 years. One of the few good qualitiesI think I have as a poet is patience. I have endless patience. Sometimes I feel I should be angry at myself for being willing to wait 20 years for a poem to get finished, but I don't think a good poet can afford to be in a rush.
IntroductionChronologyU.S. Poetry Chair Holder Tell How She Courts the Muse3Pulitzer Prize Poet Lives in Petropolis8No Jokes in Portuguese12Elizabeth Bishop: The Poetess, the Cashew, and Micucu14An Interview with Elizabeth Bishop18Poet Adds to List of Interesting Things30Now Playing: A Touch of the Poetess33Elizabeth Bishop: Conversations and Class Notes38Ouro Preto: Springtime at the Winter Festival47Poetry as a Way of Life50Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Visits UW54Book and Author: Elizabeth Bishop57Reading Scares Poet Bishop59A Conversation with Elizabeth Bishop62A Poet Who Doesn't Wear Her Woes69David W. McCullough's Eye on Books72Poetry Born Out of Suffering74A Conversation with Elizabeth Bishop82Geography of the Imagination98Elizabeth Bishop, Observer of Poetry105Elizabeth Bishop Speaks about Her Poetry107Women Writers in America111The Art of Poetry, XXVII: Elizabeth Bishop114Elizabeth Bishop's Library: A Reminiscence133Studying with Miss Bishop139Index157
