Edna St. Vincent Millay

Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American poet born in 1892 and died in 1950. She first gained widespread attention with the poem 'Renascence' and became a central figure in the literary life of New York City's Greenwich Village. Her poetry often combines traditional forms such as the sonnet with a modern, rebellious sensibility. Themes of romantic love, female independence, nature, and mortality recur throughout her work. She wrote with both emotional directness and technical precision. Millay received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for 'The Harp-Weaver and Other Poems'. Her collections include 'A Few Figs from Thistles' and 'Second April'. She was one of the most celebrated poets in America during the 1920s and 1930s. Her work influenced later generations of poets, particularly women writers. Millay remains significant for her contributions to lyric poetry and for embodying the spirit of early twentieth-century feminism.