Un recueil inédit en langue anglaise, qui met à l'honneur les femmes et la poésie. Ce recueil présente un choix éclectique de textes de six poétesses anglo-saxonnes qui ont écrit entre le XIXe et le milieu du XXe siècle. Ils se distinguent par leur ton, leur rythme, leur partis pris formels, leur couleur. Elles sont trois Britanniques (les soeurs Brontë) et trois Américaines (Dickinson, Stein et St. Vincent Millay).

Edna St. Vincent Millay (February 22, 1892 - October 19, 1950) was an American lyrical poet and playwright. Millay was a renowned social figure and noted feminist in New York City during the Roaring Twenties and beyond. She wrote much of her prose and hackwork verse under the pseudonym Nancy Boyd. Millay won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her poem "Ballad of the Harp-Weaver"; she was the first woman and second person to win the award. In 1943, Millay was the sixth person and the second woman to be awarded the Frost Medal for her lifetime contribution to American poetry. Contents: RENASCENCE AND OTHER POEMS A FEW FIGS FROM THISTLES SECOND APRIL THE BALLAD OF THE HARP-WEAVER

A collection of poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay.

The following is a recording of the first volume of poetry published by Edna St. Vincent Millay. When the author had graduated from high school, she couldn't afford to go to college. In the summer of 1912, Vincent's sister, Norma, found work as a waitress at a hotel near where they lived. One night, Norma insisted that Vincent attend a masquerade ball, given at the hotel, if only to get Vincent out of the house and to meet people. Vincent finally gave in, and while there, sang songs and recited "Renascence," the first poem in this collection. This immediately won over the support of one "Miss Dow," who would help Vincent raise enough money to attend Vassar College. From there, she would meet others and become fully entrenched in, and later a major influence on, the literary community.

A collection of 23 poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay.

In this new volume, Miss Millay shows herself an ardent lover of life and beauty. Here, in a matchless sonnet sequence, is enshrined the quintessence of her emotional and artistic power. She brings to the classic form new color and new splendor. Here are sonnets from Millay's most popular period. Woman of Today labelled Millay as the "outstanding young poet" of her time.