# 1926 - 1981 18c Edna St. Vincent Millay
1981 18¢ Edna St. Vincent Millay
City: Austerlitz, NY
Quantity: 99,615,000
Birth Of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Millay’s middle name, St. Vincent, came from St. Vincent hospital, where her uncle’s life was saved shortly before she was born. Millay’s parents divorced when she was young and she, her mother, and siblings moved several times before settling in Camden, Maine. It was there that Millay would write the first of her poems that would one day bring her fame.
Millay really got into writing in high school, starting the school’s literary magazine. When she was 14, she won the St. Nicholas Badge for poetry and the following year her poems were published in several different publications.
At age 19, Millay became embroiled in a controversy when she entered her poem “Renascence” in a contest. Many considered the poem to be the best submission. When it was awarded fourth place, a scandal erupted with even the contest winner proclaiming Millay’s the superior work. Shortly after the contest, wealthy patron Caroline Dow heard Millay reading her poetry and was so moved by it, she offered to pay for her education at Vassar College.
1981 18¢ Edna St. Vincent Millay
City: Austerlitz, NY
Quantity: 99,615,000
Birth Of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Millay’s middle name, St. Vincent, came from St. Vincent hospital, where her uncle’s life was saved shortly before she was born. Millay’s parents divorced when she was young and she, her mother, and siblings moved several times before settling in Camden, Maine. It was there that Millay would write the first of her poems that would one day bring her fame.
Millay really got into writing in high school, starting the school’s literary magazine. When she was 14, she won the St. Nicholas Badge for poetry and the following year her poems were published in several different publications.
At age 19, Millay became embroiled in a controversy when she entered her poem “Renascence” in a contest. Many considered the poem to be the best submission. When it was awarded fourth place, a scandal erupted with even the contest winner proclaiming Millay’s the superior work. Shortly after the contest, wealthy patron Caroline Dow heard Millay reading her poetry and was so moved by it, she offered to pay for her education at Vassar College.