Other editions of book Renascence, and Other Poems.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Edna St. Vincent Millay was born in Rockport, Maine on February 22, 1892. When she was twelve, her mother divorced her father. The mother and three daughters then moved regularly, very poor, with one of their special pleasures being reading classic literature to each other. All three girls grew up quite bright, and Edna’s talent for poetry was known from a young age.In 1912, when Millay was only 20, she came in fourth in a poetry contest with her poem Renascence. Many felt she deserved first place for her entry. The name Renascence had been used by Walter Crane for his illustrated poetry book done in 1891. It might be that Millay knew of this book. The word refers to something which was once dormant becoming revived and alive.Edna went to Vassar and then moved to New York City. She loved the world of poetry there and became friends with a number of famous poets. During this period a number of publishers and magazines sought her out. By the time 1917 came around, she had put together her very first book of poetry. This was published by Mitchell Kennerley. It was titled, in a straightforward way, Renascence and Other Poems. She was 25 years old. The book has 25 poems in it. Kismet!In 1920, at age 28, she published A Few Figs from Thistles, famous for its celebration of female sexuality. Millay’s skills continued to build. She wrote The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver in 1923 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry with it. She was 31.In this same year she married Eugen Jan Boissevain who was a great supporter of her writing.In 1943 she was awarded the Frost Medal for her poetry.Her husband died in 1949 of lung cancer. Millay died the next year of a heart attack.Millay was well celebrated for her poetry during her lifetime and has earned even greater kudos in the decades since then.My name is Lisa Shea. I am a photographer and carefully selected images from my own photographic library to illustrate each of Millay's poems. I also take formatting extremely seriously. Please be aware that the text-dump 'public domain' version of this book available on Amazon (and elsewhere) has numerous formatting issues. That version should not be taken as an accurate version of what Millay wished to convey with her works.I hope you enjoy this poetry as much as I do. I’d love to hear your thoughts!

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1924]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng, Pages 92. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.}

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

"Renascence" is a 1912 poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay, credited with introducing her to the wider world, and often considered one of her finest poems. The poem is a 200+ line lyric poem, written in the first person, broadly encompassing the relationship of an individual to humanity and nature. The narrator is contemplating a vista from a mountaintop. Overwhelmed by nature, and thoughts of human suffering, the narrator empathetically feels the deaths of others, and feels pressed into a grave. Friendly rain brings the narrator back to joy in life—the rebirth, or "renascence", of the title.