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Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American poet who lived from 1892 to 1950 and became known for her expressive, often personal verse during the early-to-mid twentieth century. Her work helped establish her as one of the significant literary voices of her era, contributing importantly to American poetry.
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- Given name
- Edna
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Rockland
- Place of death
- Austerlitz
- Occupation
- librettist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Robert Frost Medal
- Field of work
- poetry
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- Edna St. Vincent Millay.jpg
- Residence
- Maine
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- pseudonym
- Nancy Boyd
- date of birth
- 1892-02-22
- date of death
- 1950-10-19
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- Edna St. Vincent Millay
- manner of death
- accidental death
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- Edna St. Vincent Millay
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- American Academy of Arts and Letters
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- Edna St. Vincent Millay
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
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 also wrote prose 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.
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