Poems

Elizabeth Bishop is presented in a definitive centenary edition that gathers her work as one of America’s greatest poets of the twentieth century. Edited by Saskia Hamilton, this volume offers a comprehensive overview of her art, beloved by poets and readers alike. The poetry collection begins with outward settings—geography and landscape—from New England and Nova Scotia to Florida and Brazil—before guiding the reader toward interior questions about knowledge, perception, love, solitude, and the limits of form to tame chaos. This edition makes Bishop’s complete range accessible in one authoritative volume.

In addition to Bishop’s four published volumes—North & South, A Cold Spring, Questions of Travel, and Geography III—the edition includes uncollected poems, translations, and a selection of unpublished manuscript poems reproduced in facsimile. These features reveal how finished or unfinished Bishop left her drafts, offering a richer understanding of her process. The result is a thorough presentation of one of the most distinguished American poets of the twentieth century, inviting readers to engage with the full scope of her work.

Kenmerken

• Definitieve centennaire editie van Bishop’s werk
• Geregisseerd door Saskia Hamilton
• Bevat vier volumes: North & South, A Cold Spring
• Includes ongebundelde gedichten en vertalingen
• Facsimile van onuitgegeven manuscriptgedichten
• 368 pagina’s, eerste editie

Gebruik

1. Raadpleeg de complete gedichten voor een breed beeld.