Poems - Elizabeth Bishop

Poems is the definitive edition of the work of one of America's most beloved poets, increasingly recognized as one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century. n nA Boston Globe Best Poetry Book of 2011 n nThis is the definitive edition of the work of one of America's greatest poets, increasingly recognized as one of the greatest English-language poets of the twentieth century, loved by readers and poets alike. Bishop's poems combine humor and sadness, pain and acceptance, and observe nature and lives in perfect miniaturist close-up.

The themes central to her poetry are geography and landscape--from New England, where she grew up, to Brazil and Florida, where she later lived--human connection with the natural world, questions of knowledge and perception, and the ability or inability of form to control chaos. n nThis new edition offers readers the opportunity to take in, entire, one of the great careers in twentiethcentury poetry.n