Edna St. Vincent Millay
Publication Information
Author:  Schoonmaker, Frances (ed.)	Illustrator:  Bryce, Mike
Title:  Edna St. Vincent Millay	Date:  1999
Publisher:  Sterling	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-8069-5928-2	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    poetry, biography and autobiography
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading
Summary:
This beautifully illustrated collection of poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay includes an introductory biography and an index of the poems.
Teaching Ideas:
This collection of simple poems makes a good read aloud introduction to the rhythms, rhymes, and images of poetry. Learners will want to use some the shorter poems as a model for creating their own poems. The introduction encourages discussion about how Millay's childhood influenced her work. Paired with the "easy reading" book Edna, teachers will have materials at different reading levels to use to explore the poet.
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