Edna St. Vincent Millay belongs to the literary record as a writer whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Edna St. Vincent Millay as American poet (1892–1950).
Edna St. Vincent Millay was born at Rockland in 1892. Her recorded nationality is United States. She was educated at Vassar College and Camden Hills Regional High School.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, literary form itself came under argument, and the certainties of the realist novel were dismantled.
She worked as playwright, poet and translator.
The writing is recorded in English.
Her best-known work is Renascence. Literature is judged by re-reading, which is a slower and harsher test than acclaim.
Recognition followed: Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1923), Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets (1949) and Robert Frost Medal (1943).
That the work was written from United States matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Edna St. Vincent Millay died in 1950, aged 58. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry — 1923
- Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets — 1949
- Robert Frost Medal — 1943
- Notable work: Renascence
