Author: Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946)
Text Compilations
- Composition as Explanation
- Geography and Plays
- Portraits and Prayers
- Stanzas in Meditation and Other Poems
- Tender Buttons
- The World Is Round
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- A blue coat is guided guided away, guided and guided away (from Tender Buttons - Objects) (A blue coat)
- A blue coat is guided guided away, guided and guided away (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas (A blue coat)
- A blue coat (A blue coat is guided guided away, guided and guided away) (from Tender Buttons - Objects)
- A blue coat (A blue coat is guided guided away, guided and guided away) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas
- A box (Out of kindness comes redness and out of rudeness comes rapid same question) (from Tender Buttons - Objects)
- A box (Out of kindness comes redness and out of rudeness comes rapid same question) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas
- A charm a single charm is doubtful (from Tender Buttons - Objects) (Nothing elegant)
- A charm a single charm is doubtful (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas (Nothing elegant)
- A cool red rose and a pink cut pink (from Tender Buttons - Objects) (Red Roses)
- A cool red rose and a pink cut pink (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas (Red roses)
- A courteous occasion makes a paper show no such occasion (from Tender Buttons - Objects) (A paper)
- A courteous occasion makes a paper show no such occasion (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas (A paper)
- A dark grey, a very dark grey, a quite dark grey is monstrous ordinarily (from Tender Buttons - Objects) (A red hat)
- A dark grey, a very dark grey, a quite dark grey is monstrous ordinarily (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas (A red hat)
- A dog (A little monkey goes like a donkey) (from Tender Buttons - Objects)
- A dog (A little monkey goes like a donkey) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas
- A feather is trimmed, it is trimmed by the light and the bug and the post (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Michael Ippolito (A Feather)
- A Feather (A feather is trimmed, it is trimmed by the light and the bug and the post) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Michael Ippolito
- A fire (What was the use of a whole time to send and not send) (from Tender Buttons - Objects)
- A fire (What was the use of a whole time to send and not send) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas
- Aider, why aider why whow, whow stop touch, aider whow (from Tender Buttons - Objects) (This is this dress, aider)
- Aider, why aider why whow, whow stop touch, aider whow (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas (This is this dress, aider)
- A light white, a disgrace, an ink spot, a rosy charm (from Tender Buttons - Objects) (A petticoat)
- A light white, a disgrace, an ink spot, a rosy charm (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas (A petticoat)
- A little monkey goes like a donkey (from Tender Buttons - Objects) (A dog)
- A little monkey goes like a donkey (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas (A dog)
- An elegant use of foliage and grace (from Tender Buttons - Objects) (More)
- An elegant use of foliage and grace (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas (More)
- A paper (A courteous occasion makes a paper show no such occasion) (from Tender Buttons - Objects)
- A paper (A courteous occasion makes a paper show no such occasion) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas
- A peal is that mountain which makes a ring and is ringing (from Geography and Plays) (A Portrait of F. B.)
- A peal is that mountain which makes a ring and is ringing (from Geography and Plays) - Virgil Garnett Thomson (Portrait of F. B. (Frances Blood))
- A petticoat (A light white, a disgrace, an ink spot, a rosy charm) (from Tender Buttons - Objects)
- A petticoat (A light white, a disgrace, an ink spot, a rosy charm) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas
- A pleasant simple habitual and tyrannical and authorised and educated (from Tender Buttons - Objects) (A time to eat)
- A pleasant simple habitual and tyrannical and authorised and educated (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas (A time to eat)
- A Portrait of F. B. (A peal is that mountain which makes a ring and is ringing) (from Geography and Plays)
- April Fool Baby (It seems to be a note to she the sweet sweetie) - Paul Frederic Bowles
- A red hat (A dark grey, a very dark grey, a quite dark grey is monstrous ordinarily) (from Tender Buttons - Objects)
- A red hat (A dark grey, a very dark grey, a quite dark grey is monstrous ordinarily) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas
- A sound (Elephant beaten with candy and little pops and chews) (from Tender Buttons - Objects)
- A sound (Elephant beaten with candy and little pops and chews) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas
- A time to eat (A pleasant simple habitual and tyrannical and authorised and educated) (from Tender Buttons - Objects)
- A time to eat (A pleasant simple habitual and tyrannical and authorised and educated) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas
- Before the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded () - Wayland Rogers [x]
- Cousin to Clare washing (from Composition as Explanation) (Preciosilla)
- Cousin to Clare washing (from Composition as Explanation) - Virgil Garnett Thomson (Preciosilla)
- Does he or she does she or he - Vivian Fine (The human mind)
- Elephant beaten with candy and little pops and chews (from Tender Buttons - Objects) (A sound)
- Elephant beaten with candy and little pops and chews (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas (A sound)
- George and Genevieve. Geronimo with a with whether they thought they were with whether (from Portraits and Prayers) (George Hugnet)
- George and Genevieve (from Portraits and Prayers) (George Hugnet)
- George and Genevieve (from Portraits and Prayers) - Christopher Berg (George Hugnet)
- George Hugnet (George and Genevieve) (from Portraits and Prayers)
- George Hugnet (George and Genevieve) (from Portraits and Prayers) - Christopher Berg
- Go lack go lack use to her (from Tender Buttons - Food) (Orange in)
- Go lack go lack use to her (from Tender Buttons - Food) - Alan Thomas (Orange in)
- I am Rose my eyes are blue (from The World Is Round - There) - David Leo Diamond, Daron Aric Hagen, Ned Rorem (I am Rose)
- I am Rose (I am Rose my eyes are blue) (from The World Is Round - There) - David Leo Diamond, Daron Aric Hagen, Ned Rorem
- I knew too that through them I knew too that he was through [x] - William Flanagan (Valentine to Sherwood Anderson)
- In the country () - Wayland Rogers [x]
- It seems to be a note to she the sweet sweetie - Paul Frederic Bowles (April Fool Baby)
- Letter to Freddy (My dear Freddy) - Paul Frederic Bowles
- Loving is certain if one is going on loving [x] - Wayland Rogers (Loving is certain)
- Loving is certain (Loving is certain if one is going on loving) - Wayland Rogers [x]
- Meditation (Why am I if I am uncertain reasons may inclose) (from Stanzas in Meditation and Other Poems) - Gunther Schuller
- More (An elegant use of foliage and grace) (from Tender Buttons - Objects)
- More (An elegant use of foliage and grace) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas
- My dear Freddy, I did not answer sooner because being a little troubled about you
- My dear Freddy - Paul Frederic Bowles (Letter to Freddy)
- Nothing elegant (A charm a single charm is doubtful) (from Tender Buttons - Objects)
- Nothing elegant (A charm a single charm is doubtful) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas
- Orange in (Go lack go lack use to her) (from Tender Buttons - Food)
- Orange in (Go lack go lack use to her) (from Tender Buttons - Food) - Alan Thomas
- Out of kindness comes redness and out of rudeness comes rapid same question (from Tender Buttons - Objects) (A box)
- Out of kindness comes redness and out of rudeness comes rapid same question (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas (A box)
- Play, play every day, play and play and play away, and then play (Play)
- Play, play every day, play and play and play away, and then play - Steffen Reinhold (Play)
- Play (Play, play every day, play and play and play away, and then play)
- Play (Play, play every day, play and play and play away, and then play) - Steffen Reinhold
- Portrait of F. B. (Frances Blood) (A peal is that mountain which makes a ring and is ringing) (from Geography and Plays) - Virgil Garnett Thomson
- Preciosilla (Cousin to Clare washing) (from Composition as Explanation)
- Preciosilla (Cousin to Clare washing) (from Composition as Explanation) - Virgil Garnett Thomson
- Red Roses (A cool red rose and a pink cut pink) (from Tender Buttons - Objects)
- Red roses (A cool red rose and a pink cut pink) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas
- Stanza LXXXIII (Why am I if I am uncertain reasons may inclose) (from Stanzas in Meditation and Other Poems)
- Susie Asado (Sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet tea) (from Geography and Plays)
- Susie Asado (Sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet tea) (from Geography and Plays) - Christopher Berg, Virgil Garnett Thomson
- Sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet tea (from Geography and Plays) (Susie Asado)
- Sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet tea (from Geography and Plays) - Christopher Berg, Virgil Garnett Thomson (Susie Asado)
- The human mind (Does he or she does she or he) - Vivian Fine
- This is this dress, aider (Aider, why aider why whow, whow stop touch, aider whow) (from Tender Buttons - Objects)
- This is this dress, aider (Aider, why aider why whow, whow stop touch, aider whow) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas
- Valentine to Sherwood Anderson (I knew too that through them I knew too that he was through) - William Flanagan [x]
- Well Welcome (Why am I if I am uncertain reasons may inclose) (from Stanzas in Meditation and Other Poems) - Richard Hundley
- What was the use of a whole time to send and not send (from Tender Buttons - Objects) (A fire)
- What was the use of a whole time to send and not send (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - Alan Thomas (A fire)
- Why am I if I am uncertain reasons may inclose (from Stanzas in Meditation and Other Poems) - Gunther Schuller (Meditation)
- Why am I if I am uncertain reasons may inclose (from Stanzas in Meditation and Other Poems) (Stanza LXXXIII)
- Why am I if I am uncertain reasons may inclose (from Stanzas in Meditation and Other Poems) - Richard Hundley (Well Welcome)
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