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Edna St. Vincent Millay (February 22, 1892 – October 19, 1950) was an American lyrical poet and playwright. Millay was a renowned social figure and noted feminist in New York City during the Roaring Twenties and beyond. She wrote much of her prose and hackwork verse under the pseudonym Nancy Boyd.
The American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) was a poet, playwright, and feminist, who enjoyed considerable success during the ‘Roaring Twenties’.
Throughout much of her career, Pulitzer Prize-winner Edna St. Vincent Millay was one of the most successful and respected poets in America.
Edna St. Vincent Millay (born February 22, 1892, Rockland, Maine, U.S.—died October 19, 1950, Austerlitz, New York) was an American poet and dramatist who came to personify romantic rebellion and bravado in the 1920s.
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Aug 16, 2023 · Edna St. Vincent Millay was one of the most respected American poets of the 20th century. Millay was known for her riveting readings and feminist views.
Poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay was born in Rockland, Maine, on February 22, 1892. In 1912, Millay entered her poem “ Renascence ” to The Lyric Year’ s poetry contest, where she won fourth place and publication in the anthology.
Renascence. Edna St. Vincent Millay. 1892 –. 1950. All I could see from where I stood. Was three long mountains and a wood; I turned and looked another way, And saw three islands in a bay. So with my eyes I traced the line.
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