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Very good service
I was looking for a specific poem in an Edna St. Vincent Milay book.I found the "look at it" feature was perfect as I could clearly see which poems were in which book.Thank you. ... Read more

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Edna: queen of the sonnet
"Fatal Interview" is a sequence of 52 numbered sonnets by Edna St. Vincent Millay. The title comes from a line by John Donne. I may be committing literary blasphemy, but I do believe that ESVM writes better sonnets than even William Shakespeare!

"Fatal" is all about love, an emotion "like a burning city in the breast" (XXVI). The sonnets are full of passion, intelligence, and striking turns of phrase. There are a number of classical references (Helen, Troy, Aeneas, etc.). There are also many references to the natural world; the speaker claims to be "country-bred" (XLVI).

Millay writes of ecstasy, sorrow, loneliness, and the fear of time's ravages. This is a book that evokes "arrogant laughter and sweet lust" (XXXI), as well as "the desirous body's heat and sweat" (VII). The sonnet may be a centuries' old poetic form, but ESVM shows it to be still relevant and powerful. ... Read more

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Vincent Millay. With the publication ofSecond April in 1921 and A Few Figs from Thistles in the following year, Edna St. Vincent Millay gave voice to the impassioned youth of her era. This excellent anthology comprises both works in their entirety, including such well-known and much-studied poems as "First Fig," "Recuerdo," and "The Philosopher."
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". . . a bucketful of gold"
"First Fig and Other Poems" is an excellent collection of work by United States poet Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950). This volume is an unabridged republication of the contents of two of her books: the 1922 edition of "A Few Figs from Thistles: Poems and Sonnets," and "Second April" (1921). The book also contains a 5-page biographical introduction.

These poems reveal a remarkable poetic voice: playful, bold, quirky, passionate, and sometimes melancholy. She often writes of romantic love from a woman's perspective. I read Millay (as exemplified by this book) as a sort of poetic "soul sister" to 19th century giant Emily Dickinson: they both share an irreverent spirit and a sensuous appreciation of the natural world.

Millay was a master of traditional poetic forms; this volume contains several sonnets, as well as other poems in various patterns of meter and rhyme. Millay's genius is that she brings to these traditional forms a charm, wit, and freshness. Many of her poems incorporate classical and literary references: to Apollo, Sappho, Helen, Homer, Guinevere, etc.

I especially like the several poems which evoke the sea and the coastline with stunning language. Consider these lines from "Exiled": "Wanting the sticky, salty sweetness / of the strong wind and shattered spray; / Wanting the loud sound and the soft sound / Of the big surf that breaks all day."

Overall, this is a diverse and enjoyable gathering of poems. Another great standout is the fantasy-flavored "The Singing-Woman from the Wood's Edge," the first-person account of a being whose "mother was a leprechaun, whose father was a friar." I should also mention "Recuerdo," from whose lines I took the title of this review. Edna St. Vincent Millay is a remarkable poet, and I highly recommend "First Fig and Other Poems."

fantastic poems
All 67 poems from "Second April" (1921) and "A Few Figsfrom Thistles" (1922) are collected in this book. You'll find cynicalpoems but also beautiful poems about nature. Edna St.Vincent Millay's gemlike poems are worth to discover and you'll certainly enjoy them. Althoughthey were created in the Jazz Age they are timeless and express feelingsand thoughts that are common to us. Very recommendable collection! ... Read more

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c. 1954. blue boards, black spine, silver dj with blue detail. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Charming if quaint read
This short play is a gem. Written for the then newly founded Provincetown Players, Two Slatterns and a King explores the irony of too-rapid selection of potential romantic partners. While exploring that theme the play follows many of the conventions of medieval morality plays by making the central villain personified Chance, who wreaks havoc on the life of a King who is on a quest to find the perfect mate. The King has determined that he will marry only a tidy, orderly woman and tours his land in search of his ideal. On this day, Chance causes a normally tidy woman to be beset with chaos (and untidiness) through no fault of her own, and Chance also inspires a slattern (lazy, messy woman) to have a whim to clean her home on one day only. The King of course in his hurry to come to a satisfactory conclusion misjudges both women. Chance leads him to take the hand of the utterly wrong person, and the moral of the story is not to judge character too quickly. A fun read. ... Read more

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Timed to coincide with the centenary of the poet's birth and the publication of a new biography by Nancy Milford, this edition carefully selects the poet's best lyrics, sonnets, and other poems, and contains an introduction by the editor. Reprint. ... Read more

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she understands me
Edna St.Vincent Millay writes poetry of passion and power.If you don't buy the book at least check it out from the library and experience her poems. The way she talks about travel and love and nature is the way thatmy subconscious thinks of these subjects. She's great and this book is agood sampling of her poems. ... Read more

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1928. An early collection of verse by the first woman to win the Pulitzer prize for poetry. The volume contains 43 poems including: Justice Denied in Massachusetts, Hangman's Oak, Evening on Lesbos, Moriturus, and others. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. ... Read more