Poetic Openings : Elizabeth Bishop to Elizabeth Bishop

Poet : Elizabeth Bishop : Poem : The Burglar Of Babylon : First Line : On the fair green hills of Rio
Poet : Elizabeth Bishop : Poem : The Colder The Air : First Line : We must admire her perfect aim,
Poet : Elizabeth Bishop : Poem : The End Of March : First Line : For John Malcolm Brinnin and Bill Read: Duxbury
Poet : Elizabeth Bishop : Poem : The Fish : First Line : I caught a tremendous fish
Poet : Elizabeth Bishop : Poem : The Imaginary Iceberg : First Line : We'd rather have the iceberg than the ship,

Poet : Elizabeth Bishop : Poem : The Man-moth : First Line : Man-Moth: Newspaper misprint for "mammoth."
Poet : Elizabeth Bishop : Poem : The Map : First Line : Land lies in water; it is shadowed green.
Poet : Elizabeth Bishop : Poem : The Monument : First Line : Now can you see the monument? It is of wood
Poet : Elizabeth Bishop : Poem : The Moose : First Line : For Grace Bulmer Bowers
Poet : Elizabeth Bishop : Poem : The Shampoo : First Line : The still explosions on the rocks,