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Edith Sitwell was born in Yorkshire, England in 1887. Her collections of poetry include Green Song and Other Poems (1944), Variations on a Theme (1933), Façade (1922), The Wooden Pegasus (1920), and The Mother and Other Poems (1915).
Dame Edith Sitwell was a towering figure in 20th-century English literature. A celebrated poet, critic, and biographer, she is remembered for her bold experimentation with language and her unwavering commitment to artistic innovation .
Edith Sitwell (1887-1964) was born into an aristocratic family and, along with her brothers, Osbert and Sacheverell, had a significant impact on the artistic life of the 20s. She encountered the work of the French symbolists, Rimbaud in particular, early in her writing life and became a champion of the modernist movement, editing six editions ...
Edith Sitwell. 1887 –. 1964. Pink faces— (worlds or flowers or seas or stars), You all alike are patterned with hot bars. Of coloured light; and falling where I stand, The sharp and rainbow splinters from the band. Seem fireworks, splinters of the Infinite—. (Glitter of leaves the echoes).
Her collections of poetry include Green Song and Other Poems (1944), Variations on a Theme (1933), Façade (1922), The Wooden Pegasus (1920), and The Mother and Other Poems (1915). Sitwell’s early work was often experimental, creating melody,...
Edith Sitwell Poetry. Edith Sitwell was a British poet who is also remembered as a critic. She often wrote poetry to music and was praised for her high craftsmanship. Sitwell won the Benson Medal and published collections including Mother and Other Poems, Street Songs, The Shadow of Cain, and more.
Her collections of poetry include Green Song and Other Poems (1944), Variations on a Theme (1933), Façade (1922), The Wooden Pegasus (1920), and The Mother and Other Poems (1915). Sitwell’s early work was often experimental, creating melody,...
Sitwell explored the distinction between poetry and music in Façade (1922), a series of abstract poems set to music by William Walton. Façade was performed behind a curtain with a hole in the mouth of a face painted by John Piper ; the words were recited through the hole with the aid of a megaphone.
Feb 14, 2020 · Collected poems. Some notes on my own poetry -- Early poems: Serenade -- Mandoline -- Singerie -- The avenue -- The king of China's daughter -- Bucolic comedies: Early spring -- Spring -- Aubade -- Three poor witches -- Two kitchen songs -- King Cophetua and the beggar maid -- Gardener Janus catches a naiad -- Green geese -- The higher ...
Sitwell was most interested by the distinction between poetry and music, a matter explored in Façade (1922), a series of abstract poems the rhythms of which counterparted those of music, and which was set to music by William Walton.
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