{"product_id":"early-poems-isbn-9780141180540","title":"Early Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eMillay's first three books of lyrics and sonnets are collected here: \u003ci\u003eRenascence, Second April\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Few Figs from Thistles\u003c\/i\u003e. With a balanced and appreciative introduction and useful annotations, this volume presents some of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet's best work in which she weaves intellect, emotion, and irony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. \u003c\/p\u003eEarly PoemsAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Holly Peppe\u003cbr\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Text\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRenascence and Other Poems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenascence\u003cbr\u003eInterim\u003cbr\u003eThe Suicide\u003cbr\u003eGod's World\u003cbr\u003eAfternoon on a Hill\u003cbr\u003eSorrow\u003cbr\u003eTavern\u003cbr\u003eAshes of Life\u003cbr\u003eThe Little Ghost\u003cbr\u003eKin to Sorrow\u003cbr\u003eThree Songs of Shattering\u003cbr\u003eThe Shroud\u003cbr\u003eThe Dream\u003cbr\u003eIndifference\u003cbr\u003eWitch-Wife\u003cbr\u003eBlight\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Year Grows Old\u003cbr\u003eThou are not lovelier than lilacs, - no\u003cbr\u003eTime does not bring relief; you all have lied\u003cbr\u003eMindful of you the sodden earth in spring\u003cbr\u003eNot in this chamber only at my birth\u003cbr\u003eIf I should learn, in some quite casual way\u003cbr\u003eBluebeard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Few Figs from Thistles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst Fig\u003cbr\u003eSecond Fig\u003cbr\u003eRecuerdo\u003cbr\u003eThursday\u003cbr\u003eTo the Not Impossible Him\u003cbr\u003eMacdougal Street\u003cbr\u003eThe Singing-Woman from the Wood's Edge\u003cbr\u003eShe Is Overheard Singing\u003cbr\u003eThe Prisoner\u003cbr\u003eThe Unexplorer\u003cbr\u003eGrown-up\u003cbr\u003eThe Penitent\u003cbr\u003eDaphne\u003cbr\u003ePortrait by a Neighbour\u003cbr\u003eMidnight Oil\u003cbr\u003eThe Merry Maid\u003cbr\u003eTo Kathleen\u003cbr\u003eTo S. M.\u003cbr\u003eThe Philosopher\u003cbr\u003eI do but ask that you be always fair\u003cbr\u003eLove, though for this you riddle me with darts\u003cbr\u003eI think I should have loved you presently\u003cbr\u003eOh, think not I am faithful to a vow\u003cbr\u003eI shall forget you presently, my dear\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecond April\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpring\u003cbr\u003eCity Trees\u003cbr\u003eThe Blue-Flag in the Bog\u003cbr\u003eJourney\u003cbr\u003eEel-Grass\u003cbr\u003eElegy Before Death\u003cbr\u003eThe Bean-Stalk\u003cbr\u003eWeeds\u003cbr\u003ePasser Mortuus Est\u003cbr\u003ePastoral\u003cbr\u003eAssault\u003cbr\u003eTravel\u003cbr\u003eLow-Tide\u003cbr\u003eSong of a Second April\u003cbr\u003eRosemary\u003cbr\u003eThe Poet and His Book\u003cbr\u003eAlms\u003cbr\u003eInland\u003cbr\u003eTo a Poet that Died Young\u003cbr\u003eWraith\u003cbr\u003eEbb\u003cbr\u003eElaine\u003cbr\u003eBurial\u003cbr\u003eMariposa\u003cbr\u003eThe Little Hill\u003cbr\u003eDoubt No More That Oberon\u003cbr\u003eLament\u003cbr\u003eExiled\u003cbr\u003eThe Death of Autumn\u003cbr\u003eOde to Silence\u003cbr\u003eMemorial to D. C.\u003cbr\u003eWild Swans\u003cbr\u003eWe talk of taxes, and I call you friend\u003cbr\u003eInto the golden vessel of great song\u003cbr\u003eNot with libations, but with shouts and laughter\u003cbr\u003eOnly until this cigarette is ended\u003cbr\u003eOnce more into my arid days like dew\u003cbr\u003eNo rose that in a garden ever grew\u003cbr\u003eWhen I too long have looked upon your face\u003cbr\u003eAnd you as well must die, beloved dust\u003cbr\u003eLet you not say of me when I am old\u003cbr\u003eOh, my beloved, have you thought of this\u003cbr\u003eAs to some lovely temple, tenantless\u003cbr\u003eCherish you then the hope I shall forget\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplanatory Notes\u003cbr\u003eIndex of Titles and First Lines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdna St. Vincent Millay \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1892 in Rockland, Maine, and grew up in the seaside town of Camden. She published her first poems as a teenager and, at twenty, her long poem “Renascence” appeared in the anthology \u003cb\u003eThe Lyric Year\u003c\/b\u003e. At Vassar, she developed her talents and reputation as a dramatist and actor. After graduating in 1917, Millay moved to Greenwich Village in New York City where she gave poetry readings and became known for her freedom of thought and feminist views. Her poetry was published in several magazines, including \u003cb\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePoetry\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eForum\u003c\/b\u003e. Her first book, \u003cb\u003eRenascence and Other Poems\u003c\/b\u003e (1917), was followed in 1920 by \u003cb\u003eA Few Figs from Thistles\u003c\/b\u003e (an expanded edition appeared in 1922) and in 1921 by \u003cb\u003eSecond April\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cp\u003eIn 1923, upon her return from two years of writing and traveling in Europe, Millay received the second annual Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and published a new collection, \u003cb\u003eThe Harp-Weaver and Other Poems\u003c\/b\u003e. Millay published five more collections of poetry:\u003cb\u003e The Buck in the Snow\u003c\/b\u003e (1928), \u003cb\u003eFatal Interview\u003c\/b\u003e (1931), \u003cb\u003eWine from These Grapes\u003c\/b\u003e (1934), \u003cb\u003eHuntsman, What Quarry?\u003c\/b\u003e (1939), \u003cb\u003eMake Bright the Arrows\u003c\/b\u003e (1940); a prose collection under her pen name, Nancy Boyd, titled \u003cb\u003eDistressing Dialogues\u003c\/b\u003e (1924; its foreword carried Millay’s byline); a translation, with George Dillon, of Baudelaire’s \u003cb\u003eFlowers of Evil\u003c\/b\u003e (1936); the verse dramas \u003cb\u003eConversation at Midnight\u003c\/b\u003e (1937) and \u003cb\u003eThe Murder of Lidice\u003c\/b\u003e (1942); and several plays. Her final book was the posthumously published \u003cb\u003eMine the Harvest\u003c\/b\u003e (1954), edited by her younger sister Norma. Edna St. Vincent Millay died in 1950.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHolly Peppe\u003c\/b\u003e, who holds a master of arts in teaching from Brown University and a Ph.D. in English from the University of New Hampshire, is a former professor and director of the English department at the American College of Rome and a National Endowment for the Humanities scholar. Dr. Peppe—whose doctoral dissertation focuses on Millay’s critical reception and sonnet sequences, and who often lectures on Millay—has served as president of the Edna St. Vincent Millay Society since 1987. The Society is responsible for the preservation of Steepletop, the poet’s home (designated a National Public Landmark) in Austerlitz, New York, and the placement of the poet’s archives and family papers. Dr. Peppe is also involved with the Millay Colony for the Arts, an artists’ retreat at Steepletop founded in 1973 by Norma Millay. Dr. Peppe’s own poetry, translations, articles, and essays have appeared in numerous books and periodicals. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302587060453,"sku":"NP9780141180540","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780141180540.jpg?v=1767725796","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/early-poems-isbn-9780141180540","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}