Elizabeth Smart
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Her book: ["By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept"] is a major source for lyrical influences:
Billy Budd:
"...because of what was in our eyes."
Do Your Best And Don't Worry:
"...unnoticed in my drab dress."
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"
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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.