Much to celebrate

On this 8 February 2025 Elizabeth Bishop would have turned 114. Even well into the second century since her birth (and near fifty years since her death), interest in her life and work continues to flourish. 

A correspondent recently reported that the exhibit “Elizabeth Bishop’s Postcards,” which was co-curated by Jonathan Ellis and Susan Rosenbaum and mounted at Vassar College in 2024, will travel to Key West, Florida, and be on display there from March to May. It is sponsored by the Key West Literary Seminar (KWLS), which organization now operates the Elizabeth Bishop House in that city.

Another correspondent has reported that the KWLS has launched a Writer in Residence program with Bishop as its focus. 

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We have also heard that a new documentary is in the works in Brazil, about Elizabeth and Lota. We do not know much more than that, but hope to learn more soon. An exciting project, indeed. 

Closer to home, the Elizabeth Bishop Society of Nova Scotia will hold its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, 21 June 2025, in Great Village, N.S., at the Elizabeth Bishop House. More information about that event will appear here and on the EBSNS website in the near future.

 These few items that have recently come to our attention are likely the tip of Bishop’s proverbial “Imaginary Iceberg.” 

Happy 114^th birthday Elizabeth Bishop.