Poetry is the deification of reality.Young Poets, lecture, 1957; published in Mightier Than the Sword: The P.E.N. Hermon Ould Memorial Lectures, 1953-1961, p. 56, 1964
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Edith Sitwell was an English poet and literary figure born on September 7, 1887. Renowned for her distinctive modernist style and bold public persona, she became a prominent voice in 20th-century English literature, known for her works such as "The Wasteland" and her collections "Façade" and "The Canticle of the Rose." Sitwell was also an influential critic and a central figure in the literary avant-garde of her time.
1887–1964·lived 77 years
Poetry is the deification of reality.Young Poets, lecture, 1957; published in Mightier Than the Sword: The P.E.N. Hermon Ould Memorial Lectures, 1953-1961, p. 56, 1964
I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.The Last Years of a Rebel, p. 24, 1967
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