Edna St. Vincent Millay's Poems: Selected for Young People
Millay, Edna St Vincent
New edition. Harper & Row, New York, 1979. Wood cuts by Ronald Keller. Hardcover. Quarter cloth binding in excellent condition, no faults. Dust jacket only slightly tanned on margins, and priceclipped. Provenance as described by Between the Covers: "Although not marked in any way, from the library of Charlotte Zolotow, an editor and publisher at Harper’s celebrated children’s books department, and acclaimed author of over 65 children’s books. She is credited for her contributions to the Children’s Liberation Movement which believed the rights and emotional concerns of children be recognised and treated as the equal of adults".
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A truly gorgeous, special edition collecting Millay's poetry for their appeal to young readers. Regardless of this epithet, this selection includes many of her greatest, most recognised works. The provenance, although not traceable on the book, is a lovely testament of women writers reading each other.
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Edna St. Vincent Millay
Millay's poetry throughout her career was imbued with the precocious, rebellious, free-spirited attitude from her youth, when she first came into the public eye. Criticism has been split between praising her undeniable talent, rigour and originality –famously deemed by Harriet Monroe to be the best woman poet since Sappho–, and focusing on her lifestyle; she was polyamorous, bisexual, and a "party girl". We'll take all of it!