Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millaywas an American poet and playwright. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923, the third woman to win the award for poetry, and was also known for her feminist activism. She used the pseudonym Nancy Boyd for her prose work. The poet Richard Wilbur asserted, "She wrote some of the best sonnets of the century."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth22 February 1892
CountryUnited States of America
regret too-late all-alone
I have loved badly, loved the great Too soon, withdrawn my words too late; And eaten in an echoing hall Alone and from a chipped plate The words that I withdrew too late.
lost soar climbs
Soar, eat ether, see what has never been seen; depart, be lost, but climb.
rocks shining house
Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand. Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand!
world enough thee
O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!
should should-i
What should I be but just what I am?
children earth woods
Earth does not understand her child, Who from the loud gregarious town Returns, depleted and defiled, To the still woods, to fling him down.
men void causes
What terrible fear causes Man to address the Void as Thou?
bad-ass giving advice
Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow it.
music
Music my rampart, and my only one.
happiness despair bread
Pour away despair and rinse the cup. Eat happiness like bread.
grief goes-on forget
Life must go on; I forget just why.
beautiful years world
Lord I do fear / Thou'st made the world too beautiful this year.
children childhood kingdoms
Childhood Is the Kingdom Where Nobody Dies.
girl two ghost
A ghost in marble of a girl you knew Who would have loved you in a day or two.