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Born in February 8, 1911 / Died in October 6, 1979 / United States / English

Poems by Elizabeth Bishop

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Song for the Rainy Season

... of water the brook sings loud ...

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Giant Snail

... enamel. Inside, it is as smooth as silk, and I, I fill it to perfection ...

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One Art

... And, vaster, some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent ...

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The Fish

... still crimped from the strain and snap ...

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Sestina

... but the child is watching the teakettle's small hard tears ...

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Lullaby For The Cat

... Joy and Love will both be yours, ...

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Love Lies Sleeping

... on his heart, on his, and his,so send them about your business affectionately, ...

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Filling Station

... Be careful with that match!Father wears a dirty, ...

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In The Waiting Room

... February, 1918.I said to myself: three days ...

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Manners

... "A fine bird," my grandfather said,"and he's well brought up ...

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Insomnia

... and drop it down the wellinto that world inverted ...

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The Moose

... past twin silver birches,through late afternoon ...

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The Weed

... went off through the fine black grains of earth ...

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Questions of Travel

... in which the traveller takes a notebook, writes: "Is it lack of imagination that makes us come ...

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Roosters

... carved on a dim column in the travertine,explained by gallus canit ...