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A Few Figs from Thistles

by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Millay's second collection of poetry, originally published in 1920 with 15 poems and then expanded with 8 more by the 1922 edition. She wrote them while living in the bohemian West Village. Almost all poems reflect a free-spirited young woman unwilling to play by society's gender rules.

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English

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English

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1920

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Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American lyrical poet and playwright. Encouraged to read the classics at home, she was too rebellious to make a success of formal education, but she won poetry prizes f...

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