Dame Edith Sitwell (1887-1964)
Born 7 September 1887 Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Died 9 December 1964
She first attracted notice
through editing an annual anthology of new
poetry, "Wheels" (1916-1921).
Her own experimental poetry was
controversially received
with "Facade" (1922), which (with Walton's
music) was given a stormy
public reading in London. She became a
Catholic in 1955, after
which her works reflect a deeper religious
symbolism as in "The Outcasts"
(1962). She was created a dame in 1954.
Her autobiography, "Taken
Care Of", was published posthumously in
1965.
Source: Leo van de Pas
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