Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay | 
#poetrymonth Edna St.Vincent Millay‘s 1920 poem “First Fig” became synonymous with fast living in the Jazz Age all the while she said it was about her obsession to write poetry late into the night .
First Fig
My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh,my friends
It gives a lovely light!
Celebrating #NationalPoetryMonth right before it ends. Edna St. Vincent Millay has been my favorite poet since high school, so I am throughly enjoying her biography (with blueberry muffins, in honor of her New England childhood)
My Goddaugter got this for graduation. One of my favorites!
At the local café-slash-used-bookstore, thought my latte looked lonely, bought it a friend. 😏
Two stellar biographies of women who made sure there was always fun, and on their own terms.
#GirlsJustWannaHaveFun #FierceFeb @Cinfhen
pick"No thing that ever flew,
Not the lark, not you,
Can die as others do."
A solid, engaging biography of a very complex person. I appreciated the care Milford took with not only Vincent's story, but Norma's as well. It did leave me feeling sad: for the end of Millay's life, for the tension between sisters
Look at what came in for me at the library! Really excited to (eventually) start this one.
Suggested reading for Women's History Month. I don't care for poetry (I know! Don't judge me) but I do like learning about people and she was a really interesting woman. I really enjoyed learning about her. #womenshistorymonth
Happy Birthday, fellow Mainer and cat namesake. ❤
Recommendations please! I have one book left to finish up Book Riot's #2016ReadHarderChallenge and it's the category I have put off all year - a biography (not a memoir or autobiography). I don't know why I'm struggling with this one, but I would love some recommendations for great biographies!
💃🏼yay! Love when books arrive in the mail! ❣️
pickDoing the #2016ReadHarderChallenge? Here's a great recommendation for "Read a biography (not memoir)." Milford's astoundingly well-researched, in-depth look at one of America's most fascinating writers - Edna St. Vincent Millay - is a stunner. Such complex brilliance and fragility in one person. Here's the rest of challenge: http://bookriot.com/2015/12/15/2016-book-riot-read-harder-challenge
pickIt's #FunFridayPhoto time! Today's photo: a biography you love! There are soooooooo many memoirs these days, but there is still a lot to be said for a really great biography. (Hamilton, anyone?) When I was young, I remember reading and loving Milford's Zelda biography. So I was so excited when she chose to write about one of my favorite people: writer (and Mainer) (and my cat's namesake) Edna St. Vincent Millay! 💕(cont.) #nonfictionnovember
ESVM: Poetry badass #nationalpoetryday
Where my novels end and my author biographies/books about books begin!
I read Savage Beauty in 2002, and it's one of the few biographies that still lives firmly in my memory: a fantastic telling of the life of one of my favourite poets, Edna St. Vincent Millay.
"My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—
It gives a lovely light!"
"First Fig"
from A Few Figs from Thistles (1920)
pickFinally read years after acquiring - and so glad I did! Well written and researched biography, Milford expertly captures her subject. Even if you don't like poetry (but how can you not love "my candle burns at both ends..."?) Millay lived a fascinating life of ambition, fame and adventure.
