By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept

Title: By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept
Creator: Smart, Elizabeth, 1913-1986
Date Created: 1945
Relation: ML Prenger's Audiovisual Reflection on "An Intimate Space"; An Intimate Space / "By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept"; When Your House is on Fire
Description: This confessional novella was born from Smart's love affair with the poet George Barker. It doesn't name names or follow a linear path. It is a tumbling out of poetic prose, like blood from a slit artery, words gushing, pulsing and messy, onto the page. Only 2,000 copies were printed on initial publication. Smart's mother bought as many copies as possible, for burning. Despite this initially limited distribution, the book has achieved cult status and influenced other artists, including Morrissey of The Smiths.

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