Bishop entered Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, in the autumn of 1929, planning to study music in order to become a composer. She gave up music because of her terror of performing, and switched her major to English, taking courses in 16th- and 17th-century literature. Bishop published her work in her senior year in The Magazine, a California publication.
bishop entered vassar college in poughkeepsie new york in the autumn of 1929 planning to study music in order to become a composer she gave up music because of her terror of performing and switched her major to english taking courses in 16th- and 17th-century literature bishop published her work in her senior year in the magazine a california publication