They were together, in an open marriage, until his death in 1949. He nursed her back to health with remarkable devotion. She married Eugen Jan Boissevain but on her wedding day she fell ill and he drove her to Manhattan for emergency surgery. Here she wrote, both verse and plays as well as embarking on a series of affairs with women as she explored the wider world and all it offered.Įdna achieved significant fame when she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923 for 'The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver'. The ensuing uproar brought publicity and the offer of funding for her education at Vassar College. Despite being considered the best poem it was only given fourth place. In 1912, at 20, she entered her poem 'Renascence' in The Lyric Year poetry contest. Nicholas, the Camden Herald, and the high-profile anthology Current Literature. By 15, she had published her poetry in the popular children's magazine St. Her early years were tinted with much difficulty divorced parents, poverty and a constant change of location.ĭespite this once settled in Camden, Maine Edna developed her literary talents at a furious rate. Vincent Millay was born on 22nd February 1892 in Rockland, Maine, the eldest of three daughters.
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