Edith Sitwell
English modernist poet, critic, and playwright who collaborated closely with her brothers and contributed to literary modernism.
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Trending topics shown first"I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty...But I am too busy thinking about myself."
"It is a part of the poet's work to show each man what he sees but does not know he sees."
"The poet is a brother speaking to a brother of "a moment of their other lives" — a moment that had been buried beneath the dust of the busy world."
"I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art."
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1887
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