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 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.

Introduction
Chronology
U.S. Poetry Chair Holder Tell How She Courts the Muse	p. 3
Pulitzer Prize Poet Lives in Petropolis	p. 8
No Jokes in Portuguese	p. 12
Elizabeth Bishop: The Poetess, the Cashew, and Micucu	p. 14
An Interview with Elizabeth Bishop	p. 18
Poet Adds to List of Interesting Things	p. 30
Now Playing: A Touch of the Poetess	p. 33
Elizabeth Bishop: Conversations and Class Notes	p. 38
Ouro Preto: Springtime at the Winter Festival	p. 47
Poetry as a Way of Life	p. 50
Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Visits UW	p. 54
Book and Author: Elizabeth Bishop	p. 57
Reading Scares Poet Bishop	p. 59
A Conversation with Elizabeth Bishop	p. 62
A Poet Who Doesn't Wear Her Woes	p. 69
David W. McCullough's Eye on Books	p. 72
Poetry Born Out of Suffering	p. 74
A Conversation with Elizabeth Bishop	p. 82
Geography of the Imagination	p. 98
Elizabeth Bishop, Observer of Poetry	p. 105
Elizabeth Bishop Speaks about Her Poetry	p. 107
Women Writers in America	p. 111
The Art of Poetry, XXVII: Elizabeth Bishop	p. 114
Elizabeth Bishop's Library: A Reminiscence	p. 133
Studying with Miss Bishop	p. 139
Index	p. 157
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