Love unknown : the life and worlds of Elizabeth Bishop /

"Poets of the twentieth century Elizabeth Bishop's friend James Merrill once observed that 'Elizabeth had more talent for life--and for poetry--than anyone else I've known.' This new biography reveals just how she learned to marry her talent for life with her talent for writ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Travisano, Thomas, 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [New York, New York] : Viking, [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Between two worlds
  • The country mouse
  • Were we all touched by Midas?
  • Wading in the mud of the celestial gardens
  • Walnut Hill
  • Con spirito
  • This strange world of travel
  • The state with the prettiest name
  • As our kisses are changing
  • The prodigal
  • Too many waterfalls
  • Samambaia
  • "O PrĂªmio Pulitzer!"
  • Apartment in Leme
  • No coffee can wake you
  • Breakfast song
  • The rainbow-bird
  • Coda : all the untidy activity continues.