Remembered Words: Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Edna St. Vincent Millay
The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

In the wake of the recent passing of Edna St. Vincent Millay, David Allen reads and comments upon the poet's works. He reads "Renascence," "Feast." "Euclid Alone...," "What Lips...," "Dirge without Music," and "The Poet and His Book" with recorded musical accompaniment.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 150219
Municipal archives id: LT7055

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