Edna St' Vincent Millay

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Edna St. Vincent Millay
Famous Mainer Project By Madison April 12, 2002
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Facts of Life
Date of birth February 22, 1892
Date died October 19, 1950
Grew up Rockland, Maine
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Interesting Facts
Edna St. Vincent Millay was a twentieth century
poet and playwright. She wrote poems on love,
fidelity, erotic desire, and feminist issues.
Past the age of seven her mother asked her
father to leave the house. After that her mother
encouraged her and her sisters in musical and
literary pursuits. She earned a scholarship to
Vassar where she continued to write poetry and
did theater. One of her plays, The Harp
Weaver,was awarded the Pulitzer prize.
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Why they are famous
Edna St. Vincent Millay was famous for her poetry
and her plays. In 1922 her play, The Harp
Weaver, won a Pulitzer Prize.
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Conclusion
Edna St. Vincent Millay was a famous author and
won a Pulitzer prize.