Poet
Elizabeth Bishop
Published about a hundred poems in her lifetime, revising some for twenty years, and lived in Brazil for fifteen.
Elizabeth Bishop was an American poet and short-story writer. She was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1949 to 1950, the Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry in 1956, the National Book Award winner in 1970, and the recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1976. Dwight Garner argued in 2018 that she was perhaps "the most purely gifted poet of the 20th century." She was also a painter, and her poetry is noted for its careful attention to detail; Ernest Hilbert wrote “Bishop’s poetics is one distinguished by tranquil observation, craft-like accuracy, care for the small things of the world, a miniaturist’s discretion and attention."
- Born
- 1911-02-08, Worcester, Massachusetts, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1979-10-06, Boston, Massachusetts, USAA Saturday, aged 68
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1911-02-08, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 18°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 15°58′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 24°15′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 6°30′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 5°38′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 13°53′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 0°58′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 26°38′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 19°25′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 26°03′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1979-10-06, Boston, Massachusetts, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 12°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 24°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 29°15′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 24°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 6°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 1°23′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 20°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 19°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 18°05′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 18°52′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Elizabeth Bishop was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
