Grown Up

Was it for this I uttered prayers,

And sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs,

That now, domestic as a plate,

I should retire at half-past eight?

MARGINALIA

Hah!

ABOUT EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY

Edna St. Vincent Millay was born in Rockland, Maine, on February 22, 1892. In 1917, Millay published her first book,   Renascence and Other Poems   (Harper, 1917). She published   A Few Figs from Thistles   (Harper & Brothers, 1920), a volume of poetry which drew much attention for its controversial descriptions of female sexuality and feminism. In 1923, Millay was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver (Flying Cloud Press, 1922). She also wrote the libretto of one of the …  (more)

Edna St. Vincent Millay was born in Rockland, Maine, on February 22, 1892. In 1917, Millay published her first book,   Renascence and Other Poems   (Harper, 1917). She published   A Few Figs from Thistles   (Harper & Brothers, 1920), a volume of poetry which drew much attention for its controversial descriptions of female sexuality and feminism. In 1923, Millay was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver (Flying Cloud Press, 1922). She also wrote the libretto of one of the few American grand operas,   The King’s Henchman   (Harper & Brothers, 1927). Edna St. Vincent Millay died on October 18, 1950, in Austerlitz, New York. ( Source )

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