First published in 1921, “Second April” is a fantastic collection of poetry written by Edna St. Vincent Millay.

Contents include: “Spring”, “City Trees”, “The Blue-Flag in the Bog”, “Journey”, “Eel-Grass”, “Elegy Before Death”, “The Bean-Stalk”, “Weeds”, “Passer Mortuus Est”, “Pastoral”, “Assault”, “Travel”, “Low-Tide”, “Song of a Second April”, “Rosemary”, “The Poet and His Book”, “Alms”, etc.

A profound collection that explores wild realities and modern sensibilities through traditional forms not to be missed by poetry lovers young and old.

Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950) was an American playwright, Pulitzer Prize-winning lyrical poet, and feminist activist. One of the most celebrated poets in American history, Millay is hailed as the twentieth century's most skillful sonnet writer who expertly married modern attitudes with traditional forms of expression.

Other notable works by this author include: “Two Slatterns and a King” and “The Lamp and the Bell”.

Ragged Hand - Read & Co is republishing this classic poetry collection now in a new edition complete with a biography of the author by Carl Van Doren.