Elizabeth bishop brief biography

American poet and short-story writer (–)

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

Elizabeth Bishop (February 8, – October 6, ) was an American poet and short-story writer. She was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from to , the Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry in ,^[1] the National Book Award winner in , and the recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in ^[2]Dwight Garner argued in 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]

Early life

Bishop, an only child, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, to William Thomas and Gertrude May (Bulmer) Bish