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Selected Poems

Categories: 20th Century, American, Women
Imprint: Fyfield Books
Publisher: Carcanet Press
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Paperback (192 pages)

(Pub. Apr 1996)

9780856359590

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Edna St. Vincent Millay

Edna St Vincent Millay (1892–1950) was one of the most popular American writers of her generation, and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Thomas Hardy once remarked that America had only two great wonders to show the world: skyscrapers, and the poetry of Edna St Vincent Millay. ... read more

Colin Falck

COLIN FALCK teaches modern literature at York College, Pennsylvania. His publications include two poetry collections, Backwards into the Smoke and In This Dark Light ; an anthology of American and British poetry, Poems Since 1900 (edited with Ian Hamilton); Robinson Jeffers: Selected Poems ; and Myth, Truth and Literature, a ... read more

Praise for Edna St. Vincent Millay 'Poems and Satires is more a reintroduction of a once-ubiquitous voice than a full reckoning of Millay's poetic achievement, but seeing most of her best work in new covers is heartening.'

Declan Ryan, Poetry Foundation

'This elegant paperback, with Art Deco flappers gracing the cover, a sprightly introduction, a revolutionary reordering, and new prose material, will recommend itself to readers who think they are familiar with Edna St Vincent Millay as much as to a new young readership for whom she will be an enviable discovery.'

A.E. Stallings, Times Literary Supplement

Edna St. Vincent Millay reads 'Recuerdo' (1:31 mins)

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Selected Poems Edna St. Vincent Millay Edited by Colin Falck Categories: 20th Century, American, Women Imprint: Fyfield Books Publisher: Carcanet Press Available as: Paperback (192 pages) (Pub. Apr 1996) 9780856359590 Out of Stock Author Contents Reviews Audio Edna St. Vincent Millay Edna St Vincent Millay (1892–1950) was one of the most popular American writers of her generation, and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Thomas Hardy once remarked that America had only two great wonders to show the world: skyscrapers, and the poetry of Edna St Vincent Millay. ... read more Colin Falck COLIN FALCK teaches modern literature at York College, Pennsylvania. His publications include two poetry collections, Backwards into the Smoke and In This Dark Light ; an anthology of American and British poetry, Poems Since 1900 (edited with Ian Hamilton); Robinson Jeffers: Selected Poems ; and Myth, Truth and Literature, a ... read more Praise for Edna St. Vincent Millay 'Poems and Satires is more a reintroduction of a once-ubiquitous voice than a full reckoning of Millay's poetic achievement, but seeing most of her best work in new covers is heartening.' Declan Ryan, Poetry Foundation 'This elegant paperback, with Art Deco flappers gracing the cover, a sprightly introduction, a revolutionary reordering, and new prose material, will recommend itself to readers who think they are familiar with Edna St Vincent Millay as much as to a new young readership for whom she will be an enviable discovery.' A.E. Stallings, Times Literary Supplement Edna St. Vincent Millay reads 'Recuerdo' (1:31 mins)	Share this... Quick Links Carcanet Celebrates 50 Years! Anvil Press Poetry Aspects of Portugal Carcanet Classics Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Carcanet Poetry Fyfield Books Lintott Press Little Island Press Lives and Letters OxfordPoets PN Review Sheep Meadow Press The Carcanet Blog Singapore Casket: Jee Leong Koh read more Zest in the art of living: Iain Bamforth read more Invitation to View: Peter Scupham read more Scale: Mina Gorji read more Forrest Gander on Coral Bracho: A Profile read more The Feeling Sonnets: Eugene Ostashevsky read more
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Selected Poems

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Edited by Colin Falck