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Elizabeth Bishop Short Stories

Here are the top Elizabeth Bishop short stories, fanfiction, poetry, and posts on Commaful, including topics like "poetry", "poem", and more.
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Manners by Elizabeth Bisho...
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For a Child of 1918 My grandfather said to me

The Bight by Elizabeth Bis...
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5 years ago
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[On my birthday] At low tide like this how sheer the water is.

Argument by Elizabeth Bish...
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5 years ago
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Days that cannot bring you near or will not,

A Prodigal by Elizabeth Bi...
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4 years ago
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The brown enormous odor he lived by was too close, with its breathing and thick hair,

Lines Written In The Fanni...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
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You won't become a gourmet* cook By studying our Fannie's book--

The Shampoo by Elizabeth B...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
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The still explosions on the rocks, the lichens, grow

The Fish by Elizabeth Bish...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
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I caught a tremendous fish and held him beside the boat

The Armadillo by Elizabeth...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
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For Robert Lowell This is the time of year

In The Waiting Room by Eli...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
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In Worcester, Massachusetts, I went with Aunt Consuelo

To Be Written On The Mirro...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
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I live only here, between your eyes and you, But I live in your world. What do I do?

Letter To N.Y. by Elizabet...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
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For Louise Crane In your next letter I wish you'd say

Sonnet (1979) by Elizabeth...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
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Caught -- the bubble in the spirit level,

View Of The Capitol From T...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
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Moving from left to left, the light is heavy on the Dome, and coarse.

Little Exercise by Elizabe...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
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Think of the storm roaming the sky uneasily like a dog looking for a place to sleep in,

Anaphora by Elizabeth Bish...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
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In memory of Marjorie Carr Stevens Each day with so much ceremony

Sandpiper by Elizabeth Bis...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
27
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The roaring alongside he takes for granted, and that every so often the world is bound to shake.

The Burglar Of Babylon by ...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
27
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On the fair green hills of Rio There grows a fearful stain:

Cirque D'Hiver by Elizabet...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
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Across the floor flits the mechanical toy, fit for a king of several centuries back.

Arrival At Santos by Eliza...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
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Here is a coast; here is a harbor; here, after a meager diet of horizon, is some scenery:

Invitation To Miss Mariann...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
26
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From Brooklyn, over the Brooklyn Bridge, on this fine morning, please come flying.

Manners by Elizabeth Bisho...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
64
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0
For a Child of 1918 My grandfather said to me

The Bight by Elizabeth Bis...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
49
0
1
[On my birthday] At low tide like this how sheer the water is.

Argument by Elizabeth Bish...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
45
1
1
Days that cannot bring you near or will not,

A Prodigal by Elizabeth Bi...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
40
0
1
The brown enormous odor he lived by was too close, with its breathing and thick hair,

Lines Written In The Fanni...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
38
0
2
You won't become a gourmet* cook By studying our Fannie's book--

The Shampoo by Elizabeth B...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
38
0
1
The still explosions on the rocks, the lichens, grow

The Fish by Elizabeth Bish...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
37
0
0
I caught a tremendous fish and held him beside the boat

The Armadillo by Elizabeth...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
37
0
0
For Robert Lowell This is the time of year

In The Waiting Room by Eli...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
35
0
0
In Worcester, Massachusetts, I went with Aunt Consuelo

To Be Written On The Mirro...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
35
0
1
I live only here, between your eyes and you, But I live in your world. What do I do?

Letter To N.Y. by Elizabet...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
35
0
0
For Louise Crane In your next letter I wish you'd say

Sonnet (1979) by Elizabeth...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
34
0
1
Caught -- the bubble in the spirit level,

View Of The Capitol From T...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
30
0
0
Moving from left to left, the light is heavy on the Dome, and coarse.

Little Exercise by Elizabe...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
28
0
1
Think of the storm roaming the sky uneasily like a dog looking for a place to sleep in,

Anaphora by Elizabeth Bish...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
5 years ago
27
0
1
In memory of Marjorie Carr Stevens Each day with so much ceremony

Sandpiper by Elizabeth Bis...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
27
0
1
The roaring alongside he takes for granted, and that every so often the world is bound to shake.

The Burglar Of Babylon by ...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
27
0
1
On the fair green hills of Rio There grows a fearful stain:

Cirque D'Hiver by Elizabet...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
27
0
0
Across the floor flits the mechanical toy, fit for a king of several centuries back.

Arrival At Santos by Eliza...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
26
0
1
Here is a coast; here is a harbor; here, after a meager diet of horizon, is some scenery:

Invitation To Miss Mariann...
classicpoet Gifted Writer
4 years ago
26
0
0
From Brooklyn, over the Brooklyn Bridge, on this fine morning, please come flying.