A song of the dust : autograph poem signed

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A song of the dust : autograph poem signed

undated [ca. 1953]

https://www.themorgan.org/literary-historical/315776

Part of a collection of autograph poems of Dame Edith Sitwell, sent by her to Kenneth and Jane Clark. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see related collection-level record for more information.

1 item (6 p.) ; 32.3 cm

eng, Latn

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 11677234

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Sitwell, Edith Louisa, Dame, 1887-1964

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Edith Sitwell was born on September 7, 1887 in Scarborough, England to Sir George Reresby Sitwell, fourth Baronet, and Lady Ida Emily Augusta Denison. In 1913, one of her earliest poems, “Drowned Suns”, was published in The Daily Mirror. Three years later, Sitwell began editing Wheels, an anthology of new verse that sparked controversy among conservative critics. In the 1920s, Sitwell and her two brothers, Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell, became known for their avant-garde literary work. Sitwell ...