Dame Edith Sitwell, poet
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Dame Edith Sitwell

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About Dame Edith Sitwell

1887 - 1964/EnglishEdith Sitwell was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, of aristocratic but eccentric parentage of Lord George Sitwell and ex-socialite Lady Ida Sitwell of Renishaw Hall. She would later claim that she was descended from the Plantagenets. She had two younger br

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ACROSS the flat and the pastel snowTwo people go . . . . 'And do you remember
— Dame Edith Sitwell
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BENEATH the flat and paper skyThe sun, a demon's eye,
— Dame Edith Sitwell
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Poetry & Stories

  1. Came the Great Popinjay

    CAME the great PopinjaySmelling his nosegay:

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  2. By The Lake

    ACROSS the flat and the pastel snowTwo people go . . . . 'And do you remember

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  3. The Fan

    LOVELY SemiramisCloses her slanting eyes:

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  4. Answers

    I kept my answers small and kept them near;Big questions bruised my mind but still I let

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  5. When Cold December

    WHEN cold DecemberFroze to grisamber

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