"Kin to Sorrow" by Edna St. Vincent Millay

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend June 11, 2017   Kin to Sorrow   Edna St. Vincent Millay

Am I kin to Sorrow,     That so oft Falls the knocker of my door—     Neither loud nor soft, But as long accustomed,     Under Sorrow's hand? Marigolds around the step     And rosemary stand, And then comes Sorrow—     And what does Sorrow care For the rosemary     Or the marigolds there? Am I kin to Sorrow?     Are we kin? That so oft upon my door—     Oh, come in!            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   "Kin to Sorrow" was published in Renascence and Other Poems (Harper & Brothers, 1917).   Edna St. Vincent Millay was born in Rockland, Maine, in 1892. Her collections of poetry include Renascence and Other Poems (Harper & Brothers, 1917) and Second April (Harper & Brothers, 1921). In 1923, Millay was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver (F. Shay, 1922). She died in 1950.   Photo credit: Carl Van Vechten  Poetry by St. Vincent Millay   Collected Poems (Harper Perennial, 2011) "Granadilla" by Amy Lowell "Sea Rose" by H. D. "Prairie Spring" by Willa Cather Help Support Poem-a-Day   Poem-a-Day is the only digital series publishing new, previously unpublished work by today's poets each weekday morning. The series, which features a curated selection of classic poems on weekends, reaches 450,000+ readers daily. If you enjoy Poem-a-Day, please consider making a donation to help make it possible. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038