Elizabeth Bishop said in the poem, Yes.
She is a maverick American poet with a rough life. She is a homosexual, and she expresses her love in her poems. She has experienced pain that ordinary people have never experienced, and has also won praise and honor from the world.
Next, let's learn about this poetess and the lost art in her eyes.
The art of failure
Elizabeth Bishop doesn't like to reveal too much about herself. When others are writing confession poems, she makes sure that she writes them in the distance. The poems that mentioned the characteristics of lovers in the original draft were revised, sometimes as many as 17 times, to make the final work as perfect and objective as possible. She is a lesbian who has never publicly acknowledged this term, and even young gay poets in the1970s accepted it (the partner is a friend or even a "secretary"). She is an alcoholic who is ashamed of drinking, but she has never sought long-term treatment. Poetry is a way of "thinking with one's own feelings", but these feelings are often blurred, hidden in brackets, or written from the perspective of a completely different person. This is why she has become a fascinating subject for biographers.
Confession room: Confession room, confession room (in a church); Repentant; Repentance; Derivation of "conflict";
Impersonal: impersonal; Not personal or personal; No personality, average; Non-personal; Non-personal verbs; Nonpersonal pronouns; Something without personality;
Lesbians: lesbians; Lesbos'; Lesbians; Lesbos islanders;
Alcoholic: alcoholic, alcoholic; An alcoholic; An alcoholic, an alcoholic; Alcoholic;
Vagueness: to make vague and obscure (past tense and past participle of obscent); The veil she wore masked her appearance. The veil she covered covered her face.
Parentheses: parentheses; Parentheses; Insert components; Intermittent; [Example] In Parent-child Relationship, I want to say that there are two aspects of writing that you can never ignore. By the way, I think there are two aspects about writing that you must not ignore.
Biographer: Biographer; She is a successful novelist and biographer. She is a successful novelist and biographer.
Elizabeth Bishop doesn't want to talk too much about herself. When others write confession poems, she insists on keeping a distance from her own poems. In the first edition, the poems related to lovers' characteristics will be revised 17 times, in order to ensure that the final version is as perfect as possible, which has nothing to do with individuals. She is a lesbian, but she has never publicly admitted it. Even in the 1970s, younger gay poets openly embraced their partners (friends or even "secretaries"). She is an alcoholic and deeply ashamed of her overeating behavior, but she has never sought long-term treatment. Poetry is a way of "thinking with emotions", but those emotions are often covered up, hidden in brackets, or written from a completely different angle from her own. This is why she is very attractive to biographers.
[2] The Miracle of Breakfast is the first full-length biography in 20 years, which skillfully brings Bishop to life. Megan Marshall received the poet's education at Harvard (tel: 1976), and she recalled how serious she was to her students, like an aunt: "A woman who was more gloomy, darker and even thinner than I remember ... dressed in fashion but uncomfortable". Bishop herself is aware of this contrast. When she was teaching at the University of Washington, she wrote a letter to a lover. The telephone number is 1966: "Everyone respects me so much and calls me Miss B. Every once in a while, I feel a terrible laugh starting from my chest ... I'm sure how different I am from what they think."
Clever: ingenious; Ingeniously; Smart and capable; Ingeniously; He received great assistance from many other members. He received great help from other members.
Prudence: neatness; Obey the rules; (people) are serious; In a disciplined and neat manner; On her golden curls, the white hat looks neat. This white hat looks very elegant in her curly blonde hair.
Cold: cold and cruel; Serious; Cold; Terrible, annoying; They painted a terrible picture of the increase in crime. They described the grim situation of rising crime rate.
Veneer: Veneer, Veneer; Exterior wall decoration, false decoration; Surface decorative board; Sawdust; Glue; Decorate with ornaments; Pretend, whitewash; Insert the cover;
Turbulence: turbulence, chaos; Torrential current, surging; Noisy; Strong; They have quarreled and reconciled for five or six years. They have lived together for five or six years, and they have been noisy, on and off, and there is no moment of peace.
The miracle of breakfast, the first full-length biography in twenty years, subtly gave Bishop life. Morgan Marshall studied under this poet at Harvard University 1976. She recalled how neat she was to her students, just like an aunt: a more severe, paler and thinner woman than I remember, beautifully dressed, but uncomfortable to wear. But under this rigor, it is a rich and turbulent temper. Bishop himself knows this contrast. 1996 When she was teaching at the University of Washington, she wrote in a letter to her lover: Everyone respected me and called me Mr. Bi. Every time I want to laugh, I feel how different I am from what they think, I can assure you. "
[3] Bishop's past is indeed much more complicated than many people know, even the people around her are no exception. Ms. Marshall has access to a number of previously unknown letters written by Bishop to her psychiatrist and various lovers, which became available after the death of her executor and last lover Alice Metfessel in 2009. These describe an unstable and unhappy childhood. When Bishop was three years old, her mother was hospitalized for mental illness. She was brought up by a series of relatives. An uncle bullied her violently, grabbed her hair and hung her on the railing of the balcony on the second floor. "Maybe many people have never seen a real sadist with their own eyes," Bishop later wrote to her psychiatrist. "I began to think that they (men) are selfish and don't think of others. If you give them a chance, they will hurt you."
Treasure: an unexplored treasure; [Example] This is Lingdun Store, which is a treasure house of beautiful bride's clothes. This store in Islington has a collection of beautiful wedding dresses.
Psychologist: a psychiatrist; Psychologists, psychiatrists;
Executor: executor; Executor of will; Practitioner;
Harassment: nuisance; Harassment and interference; Flirting and touching (women);
Swing: hanging, swinging vertically; Follow, chase; To cause to hang or sway unsteadily; Hanging in the air; He has a gold bracelet hanging on his left wrist.
Balcony: balcony; Box; Lounge in a cinema, etc; She took us to a room with a balcony overlooking the harbor. She took us into a room with a balcony overlooking the harbor.
Sadism: (sexual) sadism;
Indifferent: reckless; Not considerate of others; Not considerate of others; Thoughtless;
Bishop's past is actually more complicated than many people know, even those close to her. Ms Marshall had access to previously unknown letters written by Bishop to her advisers and different lovers, which were circulated after the death of her executor and her last lover, Alice Mace Faiser, in 2009. These letters describe an unfortunate childhood without a fixed residence. When Bishop was only three years old, her mother was hospitalized because of mental problems. She was brought up by many different relatives. An uncle molested her, very cruel, and once grabbed her hair and hung her on the balcony railing on the second floor. "Maybe many people have never been in direct contact with sadists," Bishop wrote briefly to her psychiatrist. "I began to think that they were selfish and didn't think of others. If you give them a chance, they will hurt you.
[4] Bishop's adult life is also turbulent. A man she dated briefly committed suicide a year after she refused his proposal. He sent her a postcard as a suicide note: "Elizabeth, go to hell." One of her lovers managed to crash a car carrying Bishop and one of her friends (who also fell in love with her); Bishop and her lover are very good, but her friend, a painter, has lost her arm and can't paint any more. Bishop often drinks himself unconscious, starting from "one hour before dawn" and sometimes even continuing until she is hospitalized. Her partner for more than ten years, Lota de Demarcay do Soares, a self-taught landscape designer in Brazil, took an overdose after a mental breakdown caused in part by Bishop's infidelity.
Turbulent: turbulent; Noisy; Violence; Intense;
Stiff: coma; Trance; Dull eyes; Astonished; He fell drunk on the sofa. He was so drunk that he collapsed on the sofa.
Overdose: overdose (past tense and past participle of Overdosed); He concluded that the city has gone beyond design. His conclusion is that the city pays too much attention to planning and design.
Infidelity: no faith; Disloyal; An act of disloyalty; George turned a blind eye to his partner's infidelity.
Bishop's adult life is also chaotic. A man who dated her for a while committed suicide a year after she refused his proposal. He sent her a postcard as a suicide creed: "Elizabeth, go to hell." One of her lovers had a car accident, and she was in the car with a friend (who is also her lover); She and her lover are very good, but her friend, who used to be a painter, can't draw without her arms. Bishop often drinks himself unconscious, from "just before dawn" to even when she is in hospital. Her partner, a self-taught Brazilian landscape designer, had a nervous breakdown and overdosed because of Bishop's infidelity.
[5] Ms. Marshall's skill prevented this narrative from becoming depressing. The bishop emerging from her story may sometimes feel depressed or ashamed of her drinking (she wrote in a letter to Methfessel that she wished she could be more like those who "drank worse than me, at least worse & amp the time, there seems to be no regret or shame-just writing poems). But she also looks lively, charming and full of energy. Even the worst heartbreak brings wonderful poems, such as her most famous poem, "An Art", which begins: "The lost art is not difficult to master; /So many things seem to be full of lost intentions that their loss is not a disaster. "
Narration: story; Narration; Narrator, remark; Narrative technique; Narrative, narrative; Good at narration;
Melancholy: glum and gloomy;
Lively: lively and cheerful; With pleasure and liveliness;
Ms Marshall's writing skills make the story less boring. Bishop in her story is sometimes depressed or ashamed because of drinking (as she mentioned in her letter to her lover, Bishop hopes to be more like those poets who "drink more than me, at least indulge in it, or have never been ashamed-just write related poems"). But this bishop is also lively, charming and full of energy. Even the worst heartbreak will bring wonderful poetry, as described in her most famous poem "An Art": "Without it, it is not difficult to master this art; So many things seem to be full of lost intentions, so loss is not a disaster. "
[6] Three love affairs especially lit up the bright side for Bishop: her time with Suarez in Brazil inspired some of her best works ("Hidden, oh hidden/in the dense fog/in the house where we live/under the magnetic rock ……"); Her later years with Methfessel; And her friendship with Robert "Carl" Lowell, another writer, she immediately felt relaxed.
Illuminate: illuminate, illuminate; Clarify, explain; Decoration; Make brilliant; Illuminate; There is no street lamp to illuminate the street. There are no street lamps in this street.
Three relationships are relatively easy for Bishop: her days with Thors in Brazil inspired some of her best works (hiding, hiding in high fog, the house where we live, with magnetic stones on it …), her days with Mace Faesser in the next few years, and her friendship with another writer who can make her feel relaxed, robert lowell.
[7] Bishop first met Lowell at a dinner party in new york in 1947. They kept in touch for the rest of their lives and wrote more than 400 letters to each other. Lowell supported her, helped her find funding and positions, and praised her work. He kept one of her poems in his wallet as a talisman. They are so different; Lowell wrote hundreds of confession poems and often quoted letters written to him by others.
Posting:appointment, appointment (plural noun of posting);
Amulet: amulet; Magic weapon; Exorcism; Something with incredible power;
Bishop first met Lowell at a dinner party in new york in 1947. They kept in touch in the later days and wrote more than 400 letters to each other. Lowell supported helping her find money and dating, and praised her work. He always keeps one of her poems as a talisman in his wallet. They are so different that Lowell wrote hundreds of confession poems and often quoted the words written to him.
[8] The relationship between the two is one of the pleasures of this book. As Ms. Marshall said, "Elizabeth will always remember this young poet's lovely' wrinkled' dark blue suit and' the poor condition of his shoes' on the night when they first met. Although he needed a haircut, he was still very handsome. The most important thing is,' this is the first time I really talked with people about how to write poetry'."
Lovely: Lovely; [Example] Goh Chok Tong quite lovingly admitted that he didn't know what people wanted. Goh Chok Tong admits that he doesn't know much about people's needs, which is a bit cute.
Rumpled: wrinkle, make messy (past tense and past participle of rumpled);
The relationship between these two people is an interesting part of this book. As Ms. Marshall said, "Elizabeth will always remember the night when we first met, when the young poet wore a lovely wrinkled dark blue suit and dirty shoes. Although she didn't get a haircut, she was still handsome. Most importantly, he was the first person she could really discuss how to write poetry."
[9] Ms. Marshall interweaves chapters about Bishop with chapters in her memoirs, which relate to her time as a Bishop student. This gives the biography a kind of authenticity, but it interrupts the flow of narration. This seems to be in sharp contrast to her extremely private theme. But this is only a small price to pay for a biography that finally illustrates one of America's best and most elusive poets.
Embellishment: embellishment; Spread out, spread out;
Memoirs: memoirs, autobiographies; Chronicle;
Authenticity: reliability, certainty and authenticity; [Example] The whole work proves the authenticity and real respect for the theme. The whole work shows authenticity and real respect for the theme.
Elusive: elusive; Not easy to remember; Escape; Difficult to find;
Chapters about Bishop were scattered in Ms. Marshall's memoirs, when she was a student of Bishop. This makes the biography realistic, but it interrupts the narrative process. This is also in sharp contrast to her strong personal topic. But for a biography of one of America's best and most elusive poets, the price is really too small.
When Bishop wrote "Loss is an Art", did he ever think about his half-life frustrations, childhood displacement, illness and emotional setbacks? Perhaps, she took these painful experiences as her own tempering, and that unique soul rose from them and spread to the world in poetry. This is the art of losing.
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