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Roast Beef

Gertrude Stein

Roast Beef

Roast Beef

Gertrude Stein

Roast Beef is a prose poem by Gertrude Stein, published in 1914 as part of her collection Tender Buttons. The poem is included in the section 'Food' and showcases Stein's experimental use of language to explore mundane subjects in an unorthodox manner. This work is notable for its innovative approach to poetry and its influence on modernist literature.

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