The goal of this essay is to analyse whether and how Elizabeth Bishop’s initial contact with the Canadian space might have influenced her poetry. If on one level Canada, and in particular Nova Scotia, is present in her poems as a subject matter, on another the exposure to Canadian space might be at the origin of some of the most relevant images in Bishop’s poetry (islands, lighthouses, sea/coast) and of her predilection for a poetry of geography and place: “when I travel my principal interest is not people. What really appeals to me is scenery and architecture”.
Elizabeth Bishop and Canadian Space
paola nardi
2009-01-01
Abstract
The goal of this essay is to analyse whether and how Elizabeth Bishop’s initial contact with the Canadian space might have influenced her poetry. If on one level Canada, and in particular Nova Scotia, is present in her poems as a subject matter, on another the exposure to Canadian space might be at the origin of some of the most relevant images in Bishop’s poetry (islands, lighthouses, sea/coast) and of her predilection for a poetry of geography and place: “when I travel my principal interest is not people. What really appeals to me is scenery and architecture”.
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