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Edna
Uses the imagined viewpoint of Edna St. Vincent Millay to recreate her early years as a poet in New York City, and includes her poem "Recuerdo" and a brief profile of her life.
- GenresBiographyPicture Books
32 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2000
About the author
Robert Burleigh
74 books47 followersOver the past 35 years, I have published poems, reviews, essays, many filmstrips and videos, and more than 40 children's picture books.
Born and raised in Chicago, I graduated from DePauw University (Greencastle, Indiana) and later received an MA in humanities from the University of Chicago. I've published books for children since the early 1990s. My books - including numerous unpublished ones! - run a broad gamut, from stories geared for pre-schoolers to survival stories and biographies aimed at seven to eleven-year-olds. My work is wide-ranging because, basically, I'm a generalist by experience - and inclination!
In addition to writing, I paint regularly under the art name Burleigh Kronquist and have shown work in one-person and group shows in Chicago, New York, and elsewhere around the country.
-from robertburleigh.com
Born and raised in Chicago, I graduated from DePauw University (Greencastle, Indiana) and later received an MA in humanities from the University of Chicago. I've published books for children since the early 1990s. My books - including numerous unpublished ones! - run a broad gamut, from stories geared for pre-schoolers to survival stories and biographies aimed at seven to eleven-year-olds. My work is wide-ranging because, basically, I'm a generalist by experience - and inclination!
In addition to writing, I paint regularly under the art name Burleigh Kronquist and have shown work in one-person and group shows in Chicago, New York, and elsewhere around the country.
-from robertburleigh.com
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July 21, 2011
This children’s picture is about Edna St. Vincent Millay, a poet who lived in New York City in the early 1900's, and it is written in first-person. It tells about her living in the city, with many other writers and artists, when women’s fashions are becoming popular and they are given the right to vote. The poem “Recuerdo”, which means “remember” is one of her most famous, and this book tells the story of what *might* have happened that night that she and her friend wanted to remember. They board a ferry that goes back and forth, back and forth, from Manhattan to Staten Island. They decide to get off on the Island and climb to the top, where they talked through the night and then watched the sunrise. On the way home, the gave fruit and money to a women on the corner. Enjoying the moments, she wrote this poem for her friend.
Interesting book! I had heard of Edna St. Vincent Millay, but have never read any of her works. This little picture book was enlightening as to the time period in which she lived, as well as background information about one of her most famous poems. I liked the first-person style from Mr. Burleigh, quite a change from his normal writing style. The illustrations look like watercolors and show what New York City would have been decades ago.
Interesting book! I had heard of Edna St. Vincent Millay, but have never read any of her works. This little picture book was enlightening as to the time period in which she lived, as well as background information about one of her most famous poems. I liked the first-person style from Mr. Burleigh, quite a change from his normal writing style. The illustrations look like watercolors and show what New York City would have been decades ago.
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