Elizabeth Bishop

Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose, and Letters | Elizabeth Bishop

#NationalPoetryMonth Day 3: Several of my favorite poems are villanelles, including Elizabeth Bishop's “One Art.“ I have always been fascinated by the bouncy tempo in the poem that belies the subject matter. This is one of a handful of poems that I have memorized.
Link to full poem:
https://poets.org/poem/one-art

Branwen Ooooh excellent choice! 👏 3y

vivastory @Branwen Thanks! There *might* be another Bishop poem posted this month. Haven't decided yet...but she's a favorite 3y

TheSpineView 💜💜💜 3y

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TheBookKeeper

Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose, and Letters | Elizabeth Bishop

"Open the book. (The gilt rubs off the edges of the pages and pollinates the fingertips)."
Elizabeth Bishop

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brendanmleonard

Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose, and Letters | Elizabeth Bishop

(Poorly lit) #bookmail ! When I signed up for Library of America's subscription plan, I basically told them to send me everything - not just the new stuff. So every six weeks is a surprise, and I'm really happy with this one. Bishop is a poet I don't know too well, but it seems like she wrote often about the natural world and a sense of place - two things I love! #yearofpoetry

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CherylDeFranceschi Beautiful! 9y

SaraFair Did not know of such a thing! Is it always poetry? 9y

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brendanmleonard @SaraFair LoA is a non profit publishing house dedicated to collecting, reissuing, and printing definitive editions of work with the aim to create a broader canon/archive of American literature. So it's not just the big names of dead white guys, but they also publish crime fiction, scifi, black literature, collections of reporting, anthologies on topics like art and nature, and more. There are gaps but it's a noble effort. 1/2 9y

brendanmleonard @SaraFair how the subscription plan works is you sign up, and decide if you want a new book every 4 weeks to 6 months. I do 6 weeks, and you pick out the titles from a list that you want them to send. Every x number of weeks, you get a new book. It's about 30 dollars per book, but also consider they retail for about 50-60 dollars. And you get discounts in the online shop. You can become a member of LOA but that's it's own thing. 2/3 9y

brendanmleonard @SaraFair they used to do a separate series called American Poets but that's been discontinued. 9y

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