[Jennifer Reeser]

Micah Mattix has quoted A.M. Juster, on Elizabeth Bishop:

"A 'great' poet...offers a vision and body of work that provokes strong emotions and worthwhile reflection. Bishop is too self-absorbed to meet that standard. Moreover, with just a few exceptions, her subject matter has such limited range that one can create a template for much of her poetry."

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