Elizabeth Bishop

Poet, Author

1911 – 1979

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Who was Elizabeth Bishop?

Elizabeth Bishop was an American poet and short-story writer. She was the Poet Laureate of the United States from 1949 to 1950, the Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry in 1956, the National Book Award winner in 1970, and the recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1976.

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Born
Feb 8, 1911
Worcester
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • White American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Vassar College
    English Literature
    (1929 - 1934)
  • Walnut Hill School
Lived in
  • Worcester
  • Boston
    ( - 1979/06/10)
Died
Oct 6, 1979
Boston
Resting place
Hope Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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