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an old black and white photo of a woman sitting in front of a rock wall

Though Bishop is mostly remembered as a poet, this new edition of her prose will permanently change one's impression of the woman who once invited readers to hear "the pitch of my village" this way: "Flick the lightning rod on top of the church steeple with your fingernail."

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a woman sitting on a couch holding a cat

'One Art' is a traditional villanelle, a form which contrasts nicely with Bishop's casual language and her observations on the art of losing. Ever lost your keys, a watch, a house, a country?

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an old black and white photo of a woman sitting at a table with her hand on her chin

Elizabeth Bishop's poem "Little Exercise" opens the sixth chapter of "Morgan and the Monster of the Deep." Born in 1911 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Elizabeth only wrote 101 poems in her lifetime. Bishop won the Pulitzer Prize for her second collection of poems, "Poems: North & South/A Cold Spring." Photo from National Portrait Gallery and Link is to poetryfoundation.org. #poems #poet #art #writing #literature #teach #teachers #childrensbooks #parents #parenting #homeschool #school

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