Product Overview
From Follett
Includes bibliographical references and index. Presents a study of the life and career of Elizabeth Bishop, a poet whose work came of age in the post-World War II years, discussing her relationships with mentor Marianne Moore and friend Robert Lowell, and considering their influence on her writing.
From the Publisher
Becoming a Poet traces the evolution of Elizabeth Bishop's poetic career through her friendships with other poets, notably Marianne Moore and Robert Lowell. Published in 1989 following critic David Kalstone's death, with the help of a number of his friends and colleagues, it was greeted with uniformly enthusiastic praise. Hailed at that time as "one of the most sensitive appreciations of Elizabeth Bishop's genius ever composed" and "a first-rate piece of criticism" and "a masterpiece of understanding about friendship and about poetry," it has been largely unavailable in recent years.