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Selected Poems

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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 10% off Categories: 20th Century, American, Women Imprint: Fyfield Books Publisher: Carcanet Press Available as: Paperback (192 pages) (Pub. Apr 1996) 9780856359590 £14.99 £13.49 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 Poetry Carcanet Classics Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Lives and Letters PN Review Video Carcanet Celebrates 50 Years! The Carcanet Blog One Little Room: Peter McDonald read more Collected Poems: Mimi Khalvati read more Invisible Dog: Fabio Morbito, translated by Richard Gwyn read more Dante's Purgatorio: Philip Terry read more Billy 'Nibs' Buckshot: John Gallas read more Emotional Support Horse: Claudine Toutoungi read more
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Selected Poems

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Edited by Colin Falck