Edna St Vincent Millay

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Born: 22 February 1892 Died: 19 October 1950

Country of origin: United States

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Description: Born: Rockland, Maine, USA. Father: Henry Tollman Millay, a schoolteacher who would later become superintendent of schools. Mother: Cora Lounella, a nurse. Siblings: sisters Norma and Kathleen. Her middle name derives from St. Vincent's Hospital in New York, where her uncle's life had been saved just prior to her birth. Education: Vassar College - graduated in 1917. Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923, for 'The Harp-Weaver and Other Poems'. She was the first woman to be so honoured for poetry. Frost Medal in 1943 for her lifetime contribution to American poetry. She was the sixth recipient of tha ... (more)

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