Background/Family Life
What TWO places did she grow up in?
Massachusetts and Nova Scotia (Canada)
What social class was typically featured in her works?
Working class
Who was a close friend and mentor that became a big influence on her?
What university did she teach at?
Harvard University
What happened to her parents?
Her father died when she was less than a year old
Her mother had many mental health issues and was committed to an asylum when Bishop was five years old
What style did she prominently avoid?
Confessional Style
What was the book that launched her into the high regards of literary scholars?
Geography III
How many poetry collections did she author?
What was the name of her lover and what happened to her?
Lota de Macedo Soares, she took her own life
Painting, she used vivid imagery to describe scenery
How many places around the world did she travel to throughout her life?
What position did she hold from 1966 to 1978?
Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets