Edith Sitwell Quotes about Art
Edith Sitwell (Dame), Elizabeth Salter, Allanah Harper (1976). “Edith Sitwell: fire of the mind : an anthology”, Michael Joseph
It is part of the poet's work to show each man what he sees but does not know he sees.
"The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopedic Dictionary", Special Supplement (p. 2047), 1966.
What an artist is for is to tell us what we see but do not know that we see.
Edith Sitwell (Dame), Elizabeth Salter, Allanah Harper (1976). “Edith Sitwell: fire of the mind : an anthology”, Michael Joseph
As for the usefulness of poetry, its uses are many. It is the deification of reality.
"Young Poets". Edith Sitwell's lecture (1957); later published in "Mightier Than the Sword: The P.E.N. Hermon Ould Memorial Lectures, 1953-1961" (p. 56), 1964.
I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art.
"An Uncommon Scold". Book edited by Abby Adams, November 1, 1989.
Edith Sitwell (Dame), Elizabeth Salter, Allanah Harper (1976). “Edith Sitwell: fire of the mind : an anthology”, Michael Joseph
Edith Sitwell (2011). “Taken Care Of: An Autobiography”, p.130, A&C Black
Dame Edith Sitwell (1952). “Selected Poems”
