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Edna St. Vincent Millay


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My candle burns at both ends; 
I
t will not last the night; 
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends-- 
It gives a lovely light!


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Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950) was a poet and playwright and the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize. She began publishing poems while still in high school and earned a full scholarship to Vassar based largely on a single poem, called "Renascence." Part of a prominent group of artists and writers who lived in Greenwich Village, Millay was as famous for her bohemian lifestyle as for her writing. She spent the last half of her life entertaining fellow artists with her husband at Steepletop, their pastoral New York estate, which is now a National Historic Landmark.

 


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Jo:
It rings true. thank you
Posted 06/16/2024 08:49 PM
Jancan:
Concise and profound
Posted 06/16/2024 09:06 AM
Darrell Arnold:
Brief and Brilliant. Easily remembered forever.
Posted 06/16/2024 08:26 AM
Larry Schug:
Wonderful!
Posted 06/16/2024 08:00 AM
jtmilford:
Just great poetry.
Posted 06/17/2014 01:35 PM
rcstewart3:
I never knew her title to that poem. Interesting! Renascence is my all-time favorite poetic work...a remarkable poem!
Posted 06/16/2014 10:01 AM
paradea:
My sister recites this when she is especially harried. I've always loved this poem.
Posted 06/16/2014 07:12 AM
TheSilverOne:
This poem has come to mind so many times in my life..it becomes personal for many, I'm sure.
Posted 06/15/2014 11:19 PM


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