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"In Studying with Miss Bishop, Dana Gioia discusses six people who helped him become a writer and better understand what it meant to dedicate one's life to writing. Four were famous authors--Elizabeth Bishop, John Cheever, James Dickey, and Robert Fitzgerald. Two were unknown--Gioia's Merchant Marine uncle and Ronald Perry, a forgotten poet. Each of the six essays provides a vivid portrait; taken together they tell the story of Gioia's own journey from working-class LA to international literary success."--Page 4 of cover.
Preface -- Lonely impulse of delight: one reader's childhood -- Studying with Miss Bishop -- Remembering Robert Fitzgerald -- A week with John Cheever -- "How nice to meet you, Mr. Dickey" -- Letters form the Bahamas: memoir of a poet I never met -- Postscript: Being outted -- Appendix: A conversation with John Cheever.