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I confess that there isn't much poetry I can truly say I've enjoyed reading. Whether I just haven't been exposed to enough poetry in my life, or because it's so much more difficult to write a decent poem than prose, most poetry I've read has left me cold. Stevie Smith is a rare exception. There's a mixture of doom and irreverence, crushing depression and childlike whimsy present in her work that I find absolutely intoxicating.

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Not a poet I‘m very familiar with.

My poetry collection is taking over. I need a bigger shelf for all these books!

I am surprised by Stevie Smith. In a good way.

Perfect day, perfect view. 💕

Finally got my hands on this! It's HUGE. I only love a handful of poets, and she's one of them. Her poems are like if Ogden Nash and Edna St. Vincent Millay had a baby.