Arrival at Santos

Elizabeth Bishop

22 pages 44-minute read

Elizabeth Bishop

Arrival at Santos

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1952

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The harbor at Santos awaits as Elizabeth Bishop's speaker descends backward down the ship's ladder, carrying immodest dreams of transformation. Test your understanding of this masterful poem about the gap between travel's promise and reality.

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