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Florence Margaret Smith was born on September 20, 1902 in Hull, England. Her father left the family to join the North Sea Patrol when she was just a young girl. She moved at the age of three to Palmers Green where she attended the North London Collegiate School. While still only a teenager her moth .. .. more >>

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1		Alone in the Woods
2		Autumn
3		Away, Melancholy
4		Bag-Snatching in Dublin
5		Conviction (I)
6		Conviction (II)
7		Conviction (III)
8		Conviction (IV)
9		Deeply Morbid
10		Drugs Made Pauline Vague
11		Freddy
12		Happiness
13		I Do Not Speak
14		I Remember
15		In the Night
16		Infelice
17		Mother, Among the Dustbins
18		My Heart Goes Out
19		My Heart Was Full
20		Never Again

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"Our Bog is dood, our Bog is dood,
They lisped in accents mild,
But when I asked them to explain
They grew a little wild."
Stevie Smith (1902-1971), British poet. Our Bog is Dood (l. 1-4). . . No Nature; New and Selected Poems [Gary Snyder]. (1992) Pantheon Books.

"Cry pretty, pretty, pretty and you'll be able
Very soon not even to cry pretty
And so be delivered entirely from humanity
This is prettiest of all, it is very pretty."
Stevie Smith (1902-1971), British poet, novelist. Pretty (l. 33-36). . . No Nature; New and Selected Poems [Gary Snyder]. (1992) Pantheon Books.

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Katherine Seitel (1/14/2008 7:13:00 AM)
I really love this poem by her called all things pass; i think it's my favorite. it's only two lines and so simple and beautiful. i really wanted to see that movie, but I can't find it anywhere! ! !

Disa Miller (3/5/2006 8:53:00 PM)
My favorite poem by Stevie Smith (Florence Smith) is 'Nor we of her to him.' I love the brother Grimm touches she put into her poems, it gives it a new flavor. in a way she's was like the Emeril of poetry. she added a little Bam! :)

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Stevie Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Stevie Smith often uses the word 'peculiar' and it is the best word to describe her effects" (Hermione Lee). She was never sentimental, undercutting any ...
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Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - Stevie Smith
Florence Margaret "Stevie" Smith was born in 1902 in Yorkshire, England. ... A Very Pleasant Evening with Stevie Smith: Selected Short Prose (1995). Letters ...
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Stevie Smith
Stevie Smith was born Florence Margaret Smith in 1903 in Hull, Yorkshire. She moved with her mother and sister to Palmer's Green, where they lived with her ...
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Stevie Smith lived with her maiden aunt in suburban London for most of her ... Stevie Smith was, unfortunately, one of those lesser known British poets who ...
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