Bishop, Elizabeth. “Table and Candelabra.” Copyright 2011, The Worcester Review. 32.1-2 (Annual 2011): p26. From the Literature Resource Center.

 

Watercolor, gouache and India ink on paper, 5 7/8" wide x 7 5/16" high. Information courtesy of W. Benton’s Exchanging Hats.

 

"I've never felt particularly homeless, but, then, I've never felt particularly at home. I guess that's a pretty good description of a poet's sense of home."-- George Monteiro’s Conversations with Elizabeth Bishop.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bishop, Elizabeth. “E. Bishop’s Patented Slot-machine.” Copyright 2011, The Worcester Review. 32.1-2 (Annual 2011): p25. From The Literature Resource Center.

 

Watercolor and graphite on paper, 7 7/8" wide x 9 3/8" high. Information courtesy of W. Benton’s Exchanging Hats.

 

Bishop  wrote about the slot machine in her poem, "The Soldier and the Slot Machine":

 

Its notions all are preconceived.

It tempts one much to tear apart

The metal frame, to investigate

The workings of its metal heart,

The grindings of its metal brain,

The bite of its decisive teeth.

Oh yes, they decorate the top

But not the underneath

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bishop, Elizabeth. “Pansies.” Copyright 2011, The Worcester Review. 32.1-2 (Annual 2011): p23. From the Literature Resource Center.

 

Watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper, 15 1/8" wide x 12 1/4" high). Information courtest of W. Benton’s Exchanging Hats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bishop, Elizabeth. “Sleeping Figure.” Copyright 2011, The Worcester Review. 32.1-2 (Annual 2011): p24. From The Literature Resource Center.

 

Watercolor and gouache on paper, 5 5/8" wide x 8 5/8" high. Information courtesy of W. Benton’s Exchanging Hats.

A portrait of Bishop's friend and lover, Louise Crane.