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Januaries,Naturegreetsoureyes
JANUARYFIRST(OctavioPaz)
JERÓNIMO’SHOUSE
KEATON
KEYOFWATER,THE(OctavioPaz)
Landliesinwater;itisshadowedgreen.
LARGEBADPICTURE
LATEAIR
LESSONVI
LESSONX
LETTERTON.Y.
Likeafirstcoatofwhitewashwhenit’swet
Likelittleblackbirdsinthestreet
LITTLEEXERCISE
Lookout!there’sthatdamnedapeagain
Loveisfeatheredlikeabird
LOVELIESSLEEPING
Love’stheboystoodontheburningdeck
Lovewithhisgildedbowandcrystalarrows
MAN-MOTH,THE
MANNERS
MANUELZINHO
MAP,THE
Mimosothedonkey
MIRACLEFORBREAKFAST,A
Misael,civilservantintheMinistryofLabor,63yearsold
MONUMENT,THE
MOOSE,THE
MOUNTAIN,THE
Movingfromlefttoleft,thelight
Mr.Berryman’ssongsandsonnetssay:
Myfathergotonhishorseandwenttothefield.
Mygrandfathersaidtome
Myhouse,myfairy
MYLASTPOEM(ManuelBandeira)
Mylove,mysavinggrace
—MynameisSeverino
NIGHTCITY
Nofootcouldendureit
NORTHER—KEYWEST,A
NORTHHAVEN
NowaconundrumLovepropounds
Nowcanyouseethemonument?Itisofwood
OBJECTS&APPARITIONS
OBREATH
OfcourseImayberememberingitallwrong
Offtotheleft,thoseislands,namedandre-named
Oh,butitisdirty!
Oh,SalemWillows
Oh,whyshoulda hen
ONEART
OnthefairgreenhillsofRio
Ontheunbreathingsidesofhills
Outonthehigh“birdislands,”CibouxandHertford
OVER2,000ILLUSTRATIONSANDACOMPLETECONCORDANCE
OWL’SJOURNEY,THE
PARIS,7A.M.
PATIENCEOFANANGEL(MaxJacob)
PINKDOG
PLEASURESEAS
POEM
PRODIGAL,THE
Pullbackthecurtains,quicknowthatwe’vecaughtthemoodof
QUAID’ORLEANS
QUESTIONSOFTRAVEL
RAINBOW(MaxJacob)
RAINTOWARDSMORNING
RAINYSEASON;SUBTROPICS
GIANTTOAD
STRAYEDCRAB
GIANTSNAIL
RememberingtheStraitofBelleIsle,or
REPRIMAND,THE
RiodeJaneiro
RIVERMAN,THE
ROOSTERS
SALEMWILLOWS
SANDPIPER
SANTARÉM
SEASCAPE
Septemberrainfallsonthehouse.
SESTINA
SEVEN-SIDEDPOEM(CarlosDrummonddeAndrade)
SHAMPOO,THE
SHORT,SLOWLIFE,A
SLEEPINGONTHECEILING
SLEEPINGSTANDINGUP
SOLDIERANDTHESLOT-MACHINE,THE
SOMEDREAMSTHEYFORGOT
Somewheretheowlrodeontherabbit’sback
SONG
SONGFORTHERAINYSEASON
SONGSFORACOLOREDSINGER
SONNET
SONNETOFINTIMACY(ViníciusdeMoraes)
SQUATTER’SCHILDREN
Stilldark.
STRAYEDCRAB
STREETBYTHECEMETERY,THE
SUICIDEOFAMODERATEDICTATOR
Summerisoveruponthesea.
SUMMER’SDREAM,A
SUNDAY,4A.M.
TABLE(CarlosDrummonddeAndrade)
TendedbyFaustina
THANK-YOUNOTE
Theartoflosingisn’thardtomaster;
Thebrownenormousodorhelivedby
Theconversationsaresimple:aboutfood
Thedeadbirdsfell,butnoonehadseenthemfly
Thegreatlightcagehasbrokenupintheair
Thelong,longlegs
Themooninthebureaumirror
Thepalechildwithsilverhair
Thepeopleonlittleverandahsinthemoonlight
Therainhasstopped.Thewaterfallwillroarlikethatallnight.I
Therearetoomanywaterfallshere;thecrowdedstreams
Therewasastainontheceiling
Theroaringalongsidehetakesforgranted
Thesadseamstress
Thestatewiththeprettiestname
Thestillexplosionsontherocks
Thesunisblazingandtheskyisblue.
Thetripwest—
Thetumultintheheart
Theyallkeptlookingateachother’seyes
Theyear’sdoorsopen
Thinkofthestormroamingtheskyuneasily
Thiscelestialseascape,withwhiteheronsgotupasangels
Thisisadaywhentruthswillout,perhaps;—
Thisisnotmyhome.HowdidIgetsofarfromwater?
Itmustbe
ThisisthehouseofBedlam.
Thisisthetimeofyear
THREESONNETSFORTHEEYES
I/ TIDALBASIN
II
III
THREEVALENTINES
I
II
III
Thusshouldhavebeenourtravels:
Thysensesaretoodifferenttopleaseme—
TIDALBASIN
TOBEWRITTENONTHEMIRRORINWHITEWASH
Tothesaggingwharf
TRAVELLINGINTHEFAMILY(CarlosDrummonddeAndrade)
TROUVÉE
TWELFTHMORNING;ORWHATYOUWILL
12O’CLOCKNEWS
UNBELIEVER,THE
UNDERTHEWINDOW:OUROPRÊTO
Unfunnyuncleswhoinsist
UNTITLED
VAGUEPOEM( VAGUELYLOVEPOEM)
VARICKSTREET
VIEWOFTHECAPITOLFROMTHELIBRARYOFCONGRESS
VISITSTOST.ELIZABETHS
WADINGATWELLFLEET
“Wait.Letmethinkaminute,”yousaid.
Wasted,wastedminutesthatcouldn’tbeworse
We’dratherhavetheicebergthantheship
WEED,THE
WelivedinapocketofTime.
Wemustadmireherperfectaim
“WEWENTTOTHEDARKCAVEOFTHESTREET-CORNER…”
Wewenttothedarkcaveofthestreet-corner
WhatisaMap?
WhatisGeography?
WhenIwasborn,oneofthecrooked
WhenIwasemployedatCooperativeFashions,inspiteofthedark
WhenIwasthree,IwatchedtheSalemfire.
“WHEREARETHEDOLLSWHOLOVEDMESO…”
Wherearethedollswholovedmeso
Whicheye’shiseye?
WHILESOMEONETELEPHONES
WIT,THE
Withdrawingwaterwouldbethusdiscreet
WORDWITHYOU,A
Yes,thisfamilyportrait
Youareleavingtheearth
Youcanbeatme,beatme!beatme,saidthedemonwhostoodnear
Youwon’tbecomea gourmetcook
ALSOBYELIZABETHBISHOP
North&South(1946)
AColdSpring(1955)
TheDiaryof“HelenaMorley” (translation)(1957)
Brazil(withtheeditorsof Life)(prose)(1962)
QuestionsofTravel(1965)
TheBalladoftheBurglarofBabylon(1968)
TheCompletePoems(1969)
AnAnthologyofTwentieth-CenturyBrazilianPoetry
(editedwithEm
anuelBrasil)(1972)
GeographyIII(1976)
TheCompletePoems,1927–1979(1983)
TheCollectedProse(editedbyRobertGiroux)(1984)
OneArt:Letters(editedbyRobertGiroux)(1994)
ExchangingHats:Paintings(editedbyWilliamBenton)(1996)
EdgarAllanPoe&TheJuke-Box:
UncollectedPoems,Drafts,andFragments(editedbyAliceQuinn)(2006) ElizabethBishop:Poems,Prose,andLetters
(selectedbyRobertGirouxandLloydSchwartz)(2008)
WordsinAir:TheCompleteCorrespondenceBetween
ElizabethBishopandRobertLowell
(editedbyThomasTravisanowithSaskiaHamilton)(2008)
ElizabethBishopandTheNewYorker
(editedbyJoelleBiele)(2011)
Prose(editedbyLloydSchwartz)(2011)
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*Newspapermisprintfor“mammoth.”
*Jukebox.
*Micuçú(mē-coo-soo)isthefolknameofadeadlysnake,inthenorth.
* Mundomundovastomundo,
seeumechamasseRaimundo
seriaumarima,nãoseriaumasolução.
Mundomundovastomundo,
maisvastoémeucoração.
*ReferringtotheStateofMinasGerais.
†Dishmadeofbeansmixedwithmaniocflour.
*Dishmadeofmaniocflourmixedwithbutter,sausage,eggs,etc.
†Fieryliquormadefromsugarcane.
*Thephraseforhardwoodis madeiradelei, lawfulwood.
*“Colonel”meansanybigland-owner,notnecessarilyarealcolonel.
*The“brothersofsouls”refrainreferstoareligioussectinthenorthofBrazil—oneofwhosedutiesisthe burialofpauperdead.
*Carnivalcostume.
*ThethenPresident,CasteloBranco.
†Oppositeendsofthecity:thefirst,rich;thesecond,working-class.
*forbiddenword
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Document Outline
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Contents
Acknowledgments
Publisher’s Note
The Complete Poems (1969) North & South (1946) The Map
The Imaginary Iceberg
Casabianca
The Colder the Air
Wading at Wellfleet
Chemin de Fer
The Gentleman of Shalott
Large Bad Picture
From the Country to the City
The Man-Moth
Love Lies Sleeping
A Miracle for Breakfast
The Weed
The Unbeliever
The Monument
Paris, 7 A.M.
Quai d’Orléans
Sleeping on the Ceiling
Sleeping Standing Up
Cirque d’Hiver
Florida
Jerónimo’s House
Roosters
Seascape
Little Exercise
The Fish
Late Air
Cootchie
Songs for a Colored Singer
Anaphora
A Cold Spring (1955) A Cold Spring
Over 2,000 Illustrations and a Complete Concordance
The Bight
A Summer’s Dream
At the Fishhouses
Cape Breton
View of The Capitol from The Library of Congress
Insomnia
The Prodigal
Faustina, or Rock Roses
Varick Street
Four Poems I / Conversation
II / Rain Towards Morning
III / While Someone Telephones
IV / O Breath
Letter to N.Y.
Argument
Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore
The Shampoo
Questions of Travel (1965) Brazil Arrival at Santos
Brazil, January 1, 1502
Questions of Travel
Squatter’s Children
Manuelzinho
Electrical Storm
Song for the Rainy Season
The Armadillo
The Riverman
Twelfth Morning; or What You Will
The Burglar of Babylon
Elsewhere Manners
Sestina
First Death in Nova Scotia
Filling Station
Sunday, 4 A.M.
Sandpiper
From Trollope’s Journal
Visits to St. Elizabeths
Translations from the Portuguese (1969) Carlos Drummond de Andrade Seven-Sided Poem
Don’t Kill Yourself
Travelling in the Family
The Table
João Cabral de Melo Neto From The Death and Life of a Severino
New and Uncollected Work (1969) Rainy Season; Sub-Tropics Giant Toad
Strayed Crab
Giant Snail
The Hanging of the Mouse
Some Dreams They Forgot
Song
House Guest
Trouvée
Going to the Bakery
Under the Window: Ouro Prêto
Geography III (1976) In the Waiting Room
Crusoe in England
Night City
The Moose
12 O’Clock News
Poem
One Art
The End of March
Objects & Apparitions
Five Flights Up
New and Uncollected Poems (1978–1979) Santarém
North Haven
Pink Dog
Sonnet
Uncollected Poems (1933–1969) The Flood
A Word with You
Hymn to the Virgin
Three Sonnets for the Eyes I / Tidal Basin
II
III
Three Valentines
The Reprimand
The Mountain
The Wit
Exchanging Hats
A Norther—Key West
Thank-You Note
Uncollected Translations (1950–1975) Max Jacob Rainbow
Patience of an Angel
Banks
Hell Is Graduated
Manuel Bandeira My Last Poem
Brazilian Tragedy
Joaquim Cardozo Cemetery of Childhood
Elegy for Maria Alves
Carlos Drummond de Andrade Infancy
In the Middle of the Road
Family Portrait
Vinícius de Moraes Sonnet of Intimacy
Anonymous Four Sambas Rio de Janeiro
Kick him out of office!
Marshál, Illustrious Marshál
Come, my mulata
Octavio Paz The Key of Water
Along Galeana Street
The Grove
January First
Appendix I: Selected Unpublished Manuscript Poems A Note on the Text
Good-Bye —
“We went to the dark cave of the street-corner…”
In a Room
To Be Written on the Mirror in Whitewash
The Street by the Cemetery
For A.B.
Pleasure Seas
“It is marvellous to wake up together…”
Edgar Allan Poe & The Juke-Box
The Soldier and the Slot-Machine
“I had a bad dream…”
The Owl’s Journey
“Where are the dolls who loved me so…”
A Short, Slow Life
Suicide of a Moderate Dictator
Keaton
Death of Mimoso
Apartment in Leme
“Dear, my compass…”
Inventory
A Drunkard
Lines written in a copy of Fannie Farmer’s Boston Cooking School Cook Book, given to Frank Bidart
Vague Poem (Vaguely love poem)
Breakfast Song
For Grandfather
Salem Willows
Florida Revisited
Appendix II: Contents of Elizabeth Bishop’s Books of Poetry on First Publication, 1946–1977
Index of Titles and First Lines
Also by Elizabeth Bishop
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