Martin Kippenberger
German artist (1953-1997)
Elizabeth Bishop
American poet
Elizabeth Bishopwas an American poet and short-story writer. She was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress 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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About the Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishopwas an American poet and short-story writer. She was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress 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. Dwight Garner argued in 2018 that she was perhaps “the most purely gifted poet of the 20th century”. She was also a painter, and her poetry is noted for its careful attention to detail; Ernest Hilbert wrote “Bishop’s poetics is one distinguished by tranquil observation, craft-like accuracy, care for the small things of the world, a miniaturist’s discretion and attention.”
6 Quotes by Elizabeth Bishop
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What childishness is it that while there’s breath of life in our bodies, we are determined to rush to see the sun the other way around?
Elizabeth BishopAmerican poet
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The pigs stuck out their little feet and snored.
Elizabeth BishopAmerican poet
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The art of losing isn’t hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.
Elizabeth BishopAmerican poet
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The whole shadow of Man is only as big as his hat.
Elizabeth BishopAmerican poet
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All my life I have lived and behaved very much like the sandpiper – just running down the edges of different countries and continents, ‘looking for something’.
Elizabeth BishopAmerican poet
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The armored cars of dreams, contrived to let us do so many a dangerous thing.
Elizabeth BishopAmerican poet