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Edith Sitwell: Collected Poems
Always witty and flamboyant, poet, critic and biographer Dame Edith Sitwell was a champion of literary modernity. As a younger poet she challenged formal conventionalism with her own verses, such as the satirical romp Façade (1922). Later, her poetry sternly turned to class issues before she fell from fashion in the 1930s. After the Second World War, Sitwell enjoyed renewe...more
Hardcover, 320 pages
Published
June 1st 2006
by Overlook Hardcover
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I have always liked her poetry. Mostly archaic sounding yet weirdly contemporary. This is an excellent anthology. Hits on all the famous poems -- plus some obscure. Good for the collection.
"Within your magic web of hair, lies furled
The fire and splendour of the ancient world;
The dire gold of the comet’s wind-blown hair;
The songs that turned to gold the evening air
When all the stars of heaven sang for joy.
The flames that burnt the cloud-high city Tro...more
"Within your magic web of hair, lies furled
The fire and splendour of the ancient world;
The dire gold of the comet’s wind-blown hair;
The songs that turned to gold the evening air
When all the stars of heaven sang for joy.
The flames that burnt the cloud-high city Tro...more
I recently read a poem by Edith Sitwell on Poetry Daily and was surprised & charmed by her facile use of language & music. I love the word glycerine in a poem! I had to add her to my to-read list.
Portrait of a Barmaid
Metallic waves of people jar
Through crackling green toward the bar
Where on the tables chattering-white
The sharp drinks quarrel with the light.
Those coloured muslin blinds the smiles,
Shroud wooden faces in their wiles—
S...more
Portrait of a Barmaid
Metallic waves of people jar
Through crackling green toward the bar
Where on the tables chattering-white
The sharp drinks quarrel with the light.
Those coloured muslin blinds the smiles,
Shroud wooden faces in their wiles—
S...more
I bought this because I read that she'd said, "My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence." How perfectly bitchy. Turns out I like the poetry, too.
Edith Sitwell is not the easiest poet to read. Yet she is an important poet of the first two thirds of the 10th century.
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