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Her book: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By_Grand_Central_Station_I_Sat_Down_and_Wept "By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept"]] is a major source for lyrical influences: | Her book: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By_Grand_Central_Station_I_Sat_Down_and_Wept "By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept"]] is a major source for lyrical influences:<br> | ||
Billy Budd:<br> | |||
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Do Your Best And Don't Worry:<br> | |||
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"...unnoticed in my drab dress." | |||
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"...because of what was in our eyes." | |||
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Late Night Maudlin Street: | |||
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"They are taking me away in a police car..." | |||
"Are you not convinced, inspector ? Do you not believe in love ?" | |||
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London:<br> | |||
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"..because you notice the jealousy of those that stay at home..." | |||
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Louder Than Bombs:<br> | |||
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"...louder than bombs or screams or the inside ticking of remorse..." | |||
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Reel Around The Fountain:<br> | |||
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"...like butterflies on pins." | |||
"...reel around the cafe." | |||
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Shakespeare's Sister:<br> | |||
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"...our bones groaned like old trees..." | |||
"rocks below could promise certain death." | |||
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The Headmaster Ritual:<br> | |||
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"...who grabs and devours ..." | |||
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Well I Wonder:<br> | |||
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"... do you hear me where you sleep ?" | |||
"... for it is the fierce last stand of all I have." | |||
"...and cries out hoarsely my name in the night." | |||
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What She Said:<br> | |||
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"I have learned to smoke because I need something to hold on to." | |||
"...I wonder why no one has noticed that I am dead and taken the trouble to bury me" | |||
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Revision as of 17:03, 24 September 2021
Relevance
Her book: ["By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept"] is a major source for lyrical influences:
Billy Budd:
Do Your Best And Don't Worry:<br> <pre> "...unnoticed in my drab dress."
"...because of what was in our eyes."
Late Night Maudlin Street:
"They are taking me away in a police car..." "Are you not convinced, inspector ? Do you not believe in love ?"
London:
"..because you notice the jealousy of those that stay at home..."
Louder Than Bombs:
"...louder than bombs or screams or the inside ticking of remorse..."
Reel Around The Fountain:
"...like butterflies on pins." "...reel around the cafe."
Shakespeare's Sister:
"...our bones groaned like old trees..." "rocks below could promise certain death."
The Headmaster Ritual:
"...who grabs and devours ..."
Well I Wonder:
"... do you hear me where you sleep ?" "... for it is the fierce last stand of all I have." "...and cries out hoarsely my name in the night."
What She Said:
"I have learned to smoke because I need something to hold on to." "...I wonder why no one has noticed that I am dead and taken the trouble to bury me"
Wikipedia Information
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Elizabeth Smart (December 27, 1913 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian poet and novelist. Her best-known work is the novel By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept (1945), an extended prose poem inspired by her romance with the poet George Barker.