Edna St Vincent Millay

One of the most popular writers in her time, the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay is a major figure in twentieth-century American literature. Born in Rockland, Maine, in 1892, Edna displayed early on the literary talents that she later became known for. She was only nineteen years old when she published one of her most famous poems, "Renascence." Over the next three decades, she published poetry, plays, political writings, and a libretto for an opera set to music by Deems Taylor. She also went on cross-country reading tours and recited poetry over the radio to support the war effort. In 1923, her work earned her the Pulitzer Prize.