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The Chicago Review Presents Three Poetry Reading featuring Isabella Gardner, Paul Carroll, and John Logan.

Post card from Elizabeth Bishop to Gardner, September 30, 1966. Bishop writes to Gardner to express sorrow for not writing sooner. Her teaching obligations prevented her from writing sooner. Bishop praises Gardner for "West of Childhood" and says…

Elizabeth Bishop to Gardner, December 10, 1966. Bishop updates Gardner on her new address - she has been moving around alot and grows tired of it. She tells her that she bought another house, but expresses regret because she really doesn't need it.…

Post card from Elizabeth Bishop to Gardner, May 31, 1969. Bishop has returned from a trip and hopes to move into her house in a week or month. She would like for Gardner to visit her in South America one day. Bishop hopes that Gardner has a good…

Post card from Elizabeth Bishop to Gardner, August 8, 1969. Bishop thanks Gardner for her letter and is glad that Gardner likes Ireland. She then explains who the woman is that is pictured on the front of the post card. She tells Gardner that the…

Post card from Elizabeth Bishop to Gardner, May 21, 1970. Bishop tells Gardner that the photo on the front of the post card is of Dona Olympia, a local resident. Bishop came across an anthology with Gardner that included her photograph - which…

Elizabeth Bishop to Gardner, January 11, 1971. Bishop thanks Gardner for her Christmas card. She would like to see Gardner before she leaves the USA at the end of the month. Bishop is sorry that Gardner sounds unhappy and she hopes that in the new…

Isabella Gardner looking away from the camera wearing a carriage-print dress.

Photograph of Isabella Gardner looking away from camera while resting her right hand on a chair.

Isabella Gardner reading a book by Maurice Seymour.