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Elizabeth Bishop: Icebergs behoove the...

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Icebergs behoove the soul (Both being self-made from elements least visible) to see themselves: fleshed, fair, erected, indivisible.

Source: The Imaginary Iceberg, North and South, 1955.
-- Elizabeth Bishop, (Feb 8 1911-1979), US poet; She was known for her polished, witty verse; her short stories appeared in The New Yorker and other magazines.


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