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Venue

Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne

Paris

Dates

09 April 2026 to 08 July 2026

Currently on view

Booking

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Overview

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The exhibition offers a journey through a selection of 76 postcards, drawn from the Vassar College archives, that once belonged to Elizabeth Bishop, the great North American poet-traveller. It is conceived as a tribute to the writer's postcard, a long-overlooked literary heritage. Curated by Juliette Utard (Sorbonne U...

The exhibition offers a journey through a selection of 76 postcards, drawn from the Vassar College archives, that once belonged to Elizabeth Bishop, the great North American poet-traveller. It is conceived as a tribute...

Editorial context

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On Expo Paris, The Postcards of Elizabeth Bishop is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to Exhibition.

For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.

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Editorial angle

The exhibition offers a journey through a selection of 76 postcards, drawn from the Vassar College archives, that once belonged to Elizabeth Bishop, the great North American poet-traveller. It is conceived as a tribute...