Elizabeth Bishop to May Swenson, March 9, 1964. Bishop complains to Swenson about the Brazilian Post Office neglecting to deliver her mail and to send out her mail to others. Sometimes she gets her mail and sometimes she does not. She thanks…
Elizabeth Bishop to May Swenson, November 11, 1963. Bishop explains the meaning of the name of the birds that Swenson has asked about. Bicos de Lacre means "laquer beaks" or "sealing wax beaks". Bishop will be sending a gift to Swenson, possibly…
Elizabeth Bishop to May Swenson, October 12, 1963. Bishop mentions Swenson sending her the original review from the New York Times. She also gives Swenson more history and information about the birds, Bicos de Lacre, that Swenson was so impressed…
Elizabeth Bishop to May Swenson, October 3, 1963. Bishop tells Swenson that both she and Lota had bouts of illness recently. Bishop went to a hospital to recuperate and she sent some of the information given to her from the hospital on a card. …