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Elizabeth Smart

By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept

By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept

A 1945 prose poem novel by Canadian author Elizabeth Smart, widely considered a masterpiece of poetic prose.

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    “A genuinely stunning collection of pungent prose. Elizabeth Smart expresses deep shame and longing with painterly decadence, her sharp pen carves the shape of raw personhood with accuracy that is usually reserved for confessional. I recommend it, it made me realize my journaling style could be edited into something beautiful.”

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