Elizabeth Bishop

Elizabeth Bishop

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1911 - 1979

Occupation

Poet

Notable Achievements

Pulitzer Prize; Poet Laureate

Description

Poet Laureate of the United States from 1949 to 1950, Pulitzer Prize winner (1956) and National Book Award winner (1970). Relationship with Alice Methfessel and architect Lota de Macedo Soares.

See Also

• Pulitzer Prize Winning LGBTQ Authors and Poets
• Poet Laureates From Around the World Who Identify as LGBTQ

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/elizabeth-bishop
• http://www.theguardian.com/books/elizabeth-bishop

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