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 * == Elizabeth Bishop  ==

Bio
 Elizabeth Bishop was born on February 8, 1911 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Shorty after she turned eight years old her father died and her mother was placed in a mental institution. Bishop spent the rest of her adolescent years with her grandparents in Nova Scotia. Her first work was published in a student magazine by her friend Frani In 1934, Bishop was introduced to Marianne Moore, a poet who greatly influenced her work. In 1946 Moore suggested Bishop for the Houghton Mifflin Prize. That was one of Bishop’s first prizes. She relied on these prizes to keep her financially stable during her later life. Her travels also influenced her poems.  She traveled to Santos, Brazil where she was suppose to stay two weeks, but stayed fifteen years. While living in Brazil, her poem “North and South,” won her the Pulitzer Prize. She became the first women and only American to receive the Neustadt Interneational Prize for Literature in 1976. While in Brazil, Bishop translated many Latin American and Mexican poems into English.  She was introduced to Robert Lowell in 1947 and they quickly became friends. Both Lowell and Bishop both influenced each other's poetry.”North Haven," one of her last poems was published in memory of Lowell in 1978. She died October 6, 1979 in Lewis Wharf, Boston. Her works are still greatly known all around the world. ||

Poetry links
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 * * [|North Haven]
 * [|The Fish]
 * [|The Shampoo]
 * [|Florida]
 * [|Lullaby for the Cat] ||> [[image:http://www.lsietsma.com/Serene_seascape.jpg width="411" height="263"]]



Explication of "Lullaby for the Cat"
=== // In this poem the cat, Minnow, is gloomy and is told to go to sleep, for joy and love is to come. The owner is the one speaking softly to the cat to help him fall asleep. The cat is mellowed by the soft voice of the young child. It seems as though the speaker is telling the cat to calm down and not to worry about what is coming tomorrow. Rather than dreaming about the future or even the past, the cat begins to focus on the present. The speaker whispers to the cat late in the night when the soothing sounds of the evening crickets begin to ring. // // The speaker shows kindness when lying down with the cat and whispering in order for him to fall asleep. Kindness is represented throughout the story by showing love and respect for another creature. The free verse poem structure allows the words to flow clearly throughout the narrative. Although the poem may be short, it has a very big meaning behind it. Sometimes there are others in more need then us, and in these times especially, many people rely on the help of others. // // Sometimes even little acts of kindness and charity like those in this situation can make a bigger difference then originally intended. As the fire flames behind them, the speaker and the cat lay silently on a nearby pillow. The wind blows outside and the noises quickly soothed the cat into a deep sleep. //  Kalstone, David. "Elizabeth Bishop." __Wikipedia__. 3 Dec 2008. Wikimedia Foundation Inc.. 3 Dec 2008 [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Bishop.]  Costello, Bonnie. "Elizabeth Bishop." __Wikipedia__. 3 Dec 2008. Wikimedia Foundation Inc.. 3 Dec 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Bishop.   Millier, Brett. "Elizabeth Bishop." __Wikipedia__. 3 Dec 2008. Wikimedia Foundation Inc.. 3 Dec 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Bishop  ===

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