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Edna St. Vincent Millay
1892 - 1950
Her mother, single and divorced, raised Edna and her sisters. Inheriting a tendency toward poetry and singing from her mother, she gained experience reciting poems on a table top at Kalloch Reunions. Her wonderful poetry is grounded in the Knox Co., Maine landscape and Edna returned often for the summer. In 1923 she became the first woman to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize, and in 1981 she was commemorated with a U.S. postage stamp.
About Edna St. Vincent Millay, by Elinor Collemer Johnson, from the 1999 Kalloch Newsletter.
Edna's obituary,
Mother Cora's obit.,
Sister Norma's obit.,
Sister Kathleen's obit., Husband Eugen's obit.
Some Edna St. Vincent Millay Links
Millay, Edna St. Vincent - Academy of Poets
Biography, examples of her poetry and some links to other sites.
Millay, Edna St. Vincent - Skidmore College Library
Offers full access to the Millay division of the special collections department in the Lucy Scribner Library. Includes photographs.
Millay, Edna - Renascence and Other Poems
Bartleby Library has the complete contents of Edna St. Vincent Millay's 1917 collection. Titles include "Blight," "Bluebeard," and "The Dream."
Millay, Edna St. Vincent
Gives over a dozen of Millay's poems, among them "The Shroud" and "Blight."
Millay, Edna St. Vincent - Amazon.com, Lit & Fiction
Browse reviews and synopses of books of poetry by the recipient of the the 1923 Pulitzer for "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver and Other Poems."
Millay, Edna St. Vincent - AmericanPoems.com, Edna Millay
Read about lyric poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay, as well as poems from her 1921 work, "A Few Figs From Thistles." Includes "First Fig," "Thursday," and "The Philosopher."
Millay, Edna St. Vincent - Cybernation.com
View the extensive database of quotations from Millay and other poets and authors. Sign up to receive a quote daily.
Millay, Edna St. Vincent - Fan Page
Large poetry selection, including an index, bibliography, extensive biographical information and a question and answer page.
Millay, Edna St. Vincent - MSN Encarta
Read a short biography of the Pulitzer Prize winning American poet and follow links to related resources.
Millay, Edna St. Vincent - Poems
Offers a full-text archive of Millay's poems, including her unnamed sonnets, I - XII.
Millay, Edna St. Vincent - Scout Taylor
Find biographical information, sources and links. Check out the picture of Millay and other graphics.
Millay, Edna St. Vincent - Women Who Left
Their “Stamps” on History
Biographical information on Millay, as well as information on the Edna St. Vincent Millay stamp issued by the US Postal Service in 1981.