Edna St Vincent Millay Hoodies

With this image, we celebrate American poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay, the winner of the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

Edna St. Vincent Millay, American lyrical poet and playwright. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923, the third woman to win the award for poetry, and was also known for her feminist activism.

Edna St. Vincent Millay, American lyrical poet and playwright. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923, the third woman to win the award for poetry, and was also known for her feminist activism.

"Renascence" was a title of one of the early poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950), American poet and playwright. She was a part of the bohemian lifestyle of Greenwich Village and didn't fit into mainstream society. In 1923, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

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! Edna St. Vincent Millay “First Fig” 1920 I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel like I’m burning my candle at both ends and it’s still not enough.

Edna St. Vincent Millay really nailed the destructive beauty of burnout

Famous quote by Edna St. Vincent Millay about burning the candle at both ends. Original candle photo by Kristoffer Jensen on Unsplash.