Category: Elizabeth Siddal: Art and Poetry

  • Lizzie Siddal: A New Play by Jeremy Green

    Copperhead Productions and Peter Huntley Productions present THE WORLD PREMIERE OF LIZZIE SIDDAL A NEW PLAY BY JEREMY GREEN AT THE ARCOLA THEATRE from Wednesday 20 November – Saturday 21 December 2013 The Victorian art world. ‘To yearn for something – doesn’t that make life more intense?’ Lizzie Siddal, a new play about the woman…

  • Listen to Elizabeth Siddal’s poem ‘Lord May I Come?’

    I found actress Valerie Meachum’s recording of ‘Lord May I Come’ so moving, especially today on the 151st anniversary of her death.  Listen to it via soundcloud.

  • A discussion of Pre-Raphaelite women on BBC Radio 4

    Women’s Hour visits the Pre-Raphaelite exhibit at the Tate to discuss the female Pre-Raphaelite artists.  I am pleased with the the attention paid to Elizabeth Siddal. In particular, her illustration of The Lady of Shalott is given a nice bit of attention. They also talk about Rosa Brett, Jane Burden Morris and May Morris.  You can…

  • At the Milliners, drawing by Elizabeth Siddal

    Drawn by Elizabeth Siddal, At the Milliners is privately owned.  For security reasons, the owner would prefer to remain anonymous.  I am grateful that they have so graciously shared this image with LizzieSiddal.com.   The owner did have this to say:   The attributed title, “At the Milliner’s,” is most likely incorrect. That name was given…

  • Worn Out

    The Poems of Elizabeth Siddal Worn Out Thy strong arms are around me, love My head is on thy breast; Low words of comfort come from thee Yet my soul has no rest. For I am but a startled thing Nor can I ever be Aught save a bird whose broken wing Must fly away…

  • True Love

    The Poems of Elizabeth Siddal True Love Farewell, Earl Richard, Tender and brave; Kneeling I kiss The dust from thy grave. Pray for me, Richard, Lying alone With hands pleading earnestly, All in white stone. Soon must I leave thee This sweet summer tide; That other is waiting To claim his pale bride. Soon I’ll…

  • The Passing of Love

    The Poems of Elizabeth Siddal The Passing of Love O God, forgive me that I ranged My live into a dream of love! Will tears of anguish never wash The passion from my blood? Love kept my heart in a song of joy, My pulses quivered to the tune; The coldest blasts of winter blew…

  • The Lust of the Eyes

    The Poems of Elizabeth Siddal The Lust of the Eyes I care not for my Lady’s soul Though I worship before her smile; I care not where be my Lady’s goal When her beauty shall lose its wile. Low sit I down at my Lady’s feet Gazing through her wild eyes Smiling to think how…

  • Shepherd Turned Sailor

    The Poems of Elizabeth Siddal Shepherd Turned Sailor Now Christ ye save yon bonny shepherd Sailing on the sea; Ten thousand souls are sailing there But they belong to Thee. If he is lost then all is lost And all is dead to me. My love should have a grey head-stonee And green moss at…

  • Love and Hate

    Love and Hate Ope not thy lips, thou foolish one, Nor turn to me thy face; The blasts of heaven shall strike thee down Ere I will give thee grace. Take thou thy shadow from my path, Nor turn to me and pray; The wild wild winds thy dirge may sing Ere I will bid…