Edna St. Vincent Millay's Poems Selected for Young People

by Edna St. Vincent Millay, Ronald Keller (Illustrator), J. Paget-Fredericks (Illustrator)

A selection of poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay especially chosen for young people.

Genres: Poetry

115 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1917

About the author

Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American lyrical 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 and her many love affairs. She used the pseudonym Nancy Boyd for her prose work.

This famous portrait of Vincent (as she was called by friends) was taken by Carl Van Vechten in 1933.

Reviews

[teddy bear · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love these poems, I just wish they weren't so similar. The poems had a lovely yet kind of sad feeling that I loved.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love her poetry, but I wouldn't classify it as 'for young people'. One of the first poems is about all the ways to die. It's basically a sonnet for suicide.

[Mélinée · Rating 4 out of 5]

Edna St Vincent Millay is definitely an interesting figure in modern poetry. Her poems express melancholia in a very romantic way, mixing cries for help to God and nostalgia towards the countryside. Her obsession with death coupled with her despair and love for wilderness creates a unique style that she uses as a way to contemplate life from its little details to heartbreak and loss.

[Barbara Lovejoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Because one of my favorite poems is "Travel" by Edna St Vincent Millay, I felt like I would like to read some more poems by her. This book looked like a good choice. Although it is good, I feel that many of the poems would be over a young person's head. Nevertheless, I am going to read it again.

[J]

Eel-Grass

No matter what I say,
All that I really love
Is the rain that flattens on the bay,
And the eel-grass in the cove;
The jingle-shells that lie and bleach
At the tide-line, and the trace
Of higher tides along the beach:
Nothing in this place.






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[Daniel Joshua · Rating 1 out of 5]

I disliked this. Overly sentimental, I don't like her style either.

[Tammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have not thought about this book since high school. Coming across it again and rereading, brought back memories from my 17 year old self. I still enjoy her way with words.

[Nelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 Stars

Wasn’t for me.

[Michaela Davenport · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were some bleh poems but the ones that were good were so good. Wish I could give this 3.5; 3 feels too low but 4 seems generous.

[Chantal Eckhardt · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't quite finish this.

[Derek Henderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice selection and lovely illustrations by Ronald Keller.