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marthajean's review against another edition
4.0
The first era of poems are so easy to understand yet still intellectually vital. I think as I get older I would like to reread the later ones. Perhaps also the later ones would be best consumed one at a time, not gluttonously in a collection.
wanderlustlover's review against another edition
3.0
Same as the last. Poetry was awesome, but not as awesome as hoping.
hollyevaallen's review against another edition
3.0
I’m not a big fan of rhyming poetry but Millay is very interesting.
setaian's review against another edition
5.0
Edna St. Vincent Millay
It's hard to avoid superlatives.
Edna St. Vincent Millay is without any doubts one of America's greatest poets. Everyone should read her poetry...even people who don't read poetry will enjoy Millay.
Everyman's Pocket Poets
I have a few of Everyman's Pocket Poets collections. Rabbie Burns, Edgar Allen Poe, Yeats and of course Edna St. Vincent Millay. I love them. They are proper pocket editions (smaller than a Kindle) that you can take with you anywhere and they are attractive. They're kind of perfect.
It's hard to avoid superlatives.
Edna St. Vincent Millay is without any doubts one of America's greatest poets. Everyone should read her poetry...even people who don't read poetry will enjoy Millay.
Everyman's Pocket Poets
I have a few of Everyman's Pocket Poets collections. Rabbie Burns, Edgar Allen Poe, Yeats and of course Edna St. Vincent Millay. I love them. They are proper pocket editions (smaller than a Kindle) that you can take with you anywhere and they are attractive. They're kind of perfect.
dani_the_adventurer's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
northernatlas's review against another edition
5.0
(I actually read Volume 29 of New Adelphi Library, which is not on Goodreads and doesn't have an ISBN number. Originally published in 1927.) Along with Plath, Millay is another author that I've taken far too long to read. Her work is rhythmic and lyrical, and much of it is rooted in the natural world. She weaves themes of death and loss and longing into the core of her work. Millay utilizes myth and lore, expanding her own grief into the existing characters of ageless storytelling. The simplicity of her sonnets and stanzas is overpowering at times, for if anyone has tried to write a poem, they know the balance between effective storytelling and artistic license is difficult to achieve. Of these poems, some of my favourites include Renascence, the Blue-Flag in the Bog, and Mariposa.
bev_reads_mysteries's review against another edition
5.0
I love Edna St. Vincent Millay! She and Emily Dickinson are two of my favorite poets of all time.
abetterjulie's review against another edition
4.0
This book was filled with beautiful passages and stunning talent. There were a few pieces in the collection that I didn't care for, such as the Aria Da Capo, but I liked the rest of them enough to buy the book so that I can re-read it. It astounds me that someone could take words and arrange them in such a way that they cut and cry. If you aren't familiar with metrical poetry, I would recommend trying this collection as a gentle introduction. I had no idea that she was famous at such a young age! It is incredible to me that Renascence was written while she was a teenager.