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How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout Renascence and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent MillayRenascence and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay is a treasury of 23 works by American poet renowned for the lyric beauty of her early works. In addition to Renascence, this collection includes "Interim," "Sorrow," "Ashes of Life," "Three Songs of Shattering," "The Dream," "When the Year Grows Old," and others, including 6 sonnets. Many of these poems deal with grief and death including suicide. But beginning with the near-mystical Renascence there is a confidence in something more.

The poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950) have been long admired for the lyric beauty that is especially characteristic of her early works. "Renascence," the first of her poems to bring her public acclaim, was written when she was nineteen. Now one of the best-known American poems, it is a fervent and moving account of spiritual rebirth.In 1917, "Renascence" was incorporated into her first volume of poetry, which is reprinted here, complete and unabridged, from the original edition. The 23 works in this first volume are fired with the romantic and independent spirit of youth that Edna St. Vincent Millay came to personify. In addition to "Renascence," this volume includes 16 other early lyric poems — "Interim," "Sorrow," "Ashes of Life," "Three Songs of Shattering," "The Dream," "When the Year Grows Old," and others, including six sonnets, to which Millay brought great distinction throughout her career.

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!

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!

How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout Renascence and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent MillayRenascence and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay is a treasury of 23 works by American poet renowned for the lyric beauty of her early works. In addition to Renascence, this collection includes "Interim," "Sorrow," "Ashes of Life," "Three Songs of Shattering," "The Dream," "When the Year Grows Old," and others, including 6 sonnets. Many of these poems deal with grief and death including suicide. But beginning with the near-mystical Renascence there is a confidence in something more.

How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout Renascence and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent MillayRenascence and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay is a treasury of 23 works by American poet renowned for the lyric beauty of her early works. In addition to Renascence, this collection includes "Interim," "Sorrow," "Ashes of Life," "Three Songs of Shattering," "The Dream," "When the Year Grows Old," and others, including 6 sonnets. Many of these poems deal with grief and death including suicide. But beginning with the near-mystical Renascence there is a confidence in something more.

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