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Article: Elizabeth Bishop; Pulitzer Prize-winning poet.(LOCAL NEWS)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- October 4, 2009
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Vital statistics
Born Feb. 8, 1911, in Worcester; died Oct. 6, 1979, at age 68 in Boston.
What she did
Elizabeth Bishop was a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet known for a meticulously observant, understated style that at the same time evokes powerful emotions. She was well-regarded among a significant group of peers during her lifetime, but her reputation and recognition have grown considerably since her death and she is now regarded as one of the greatest American poets of the 20th century.
Ms. Bishop was supported during her early and middle years by an inheritance, and she traveled extensively, spending 15 years in Brazil. She returned ...