AUTHORS - Elizabeth Bishop (08/02/1911 - 2011)

This year, American poet Elizabeth Bishop would be celebrating her 100th birthday (08/02/1911- 1979).

She is considered one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. She won many awards and toured the world. She lived for 20 years here in Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.
The Alumni Libraries have the complete works of collected poems and prose. We also have a play about the poet: A Port for Elizabeth Bishop.