"I am 3/4ths Canadian, and one 4th New Englander - I had ancestors on both sides in the Revolutionary war." - Elizabeth Bishop
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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Our Texas Correspondent Writes --

A TRIBUTE TO ELIZABETH BISHOP (1911-1979)

by michele_miller

Please join us on September 22 for this special event to celebrate the 100th birthday of Elizabeth Bishop, U.S. Poet Laureate from 1949 to 1950, and winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book award. Join the English department’s MFA students and faculty as they read selections from Bishop’s work and share what her poetry means to them.

The Wittliff Collections
The Alkek Library, 7th Floor
Texas State University
601 University Drive,
San Marcos, TX 78666
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