This poem is taken from PN Review 271, Volume 49 Number 5, May - June 2023.
Edith Sitwell’s Jacket(for Michael Schmidt)
We placed our bid on an unexpected green jacket
During lockdown at the Sacheverell sale –
One of Edith’s poetry-reading outfits, all pale
Green buttons; and all the fabric beautifully cut
By Nina Astier of Chelsea. We had imagined
A surprise presentation to Martina, a poet’s coat
For her to wear on the London reading circuit.
Despite our double-bid some other poetry fiend
...
During lockdown at the Sacheverell sale –
One of Edith’s poetry-reading outfits, all pale
Green buttons; and all the fabric beautifully cut
By Nina Astier of Chelsea. We had imagined
A surprise presentation to Martina, a poet’s coat
For her to wear on the London reading circuit.
Despite our double-bid some other poetry fiend
...
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