Bishop's Diversity of Work

As I read through the variety of poems, and looked at the additional reading (Bishop in Europe) I noted the focus on aesthetics. I'm very picky about the poetry I read and enjoy, and Bishop seems (for me) to be hit and miss. Some of her (earlier/middle/war) poetry seems much more concrete and simple, and with exception of the poetry that has a lack of depth (and adhears to meter that doesn't quite fit the mood), that concrete writing is much more enjoyable than her more abstract poetry- addressing the more political and emotional. It's interesting that the artical argues that her later work- when she involved more politics, might be considered some of her better more grounded compositions.