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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:poet |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:feminism
Bohemianism |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Poetry
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| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Rockland,_Maine
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| gptkbp:born |
February 22, 1892
grew up in a literary environment |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced feminist literature
inspired future generations of poets celebrated for her independence recognized for her contributions to American literature |
| gptkbp:died |
October 19, 1950
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Vassar_College
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| gptkbp:famous_for |
social commentary
feminist themes sonnets exploration of love and loss |
| gptkbp:famous_quote |
" 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!"
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:poetry
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Edna Millay
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| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
gptkb:Sylvia_Plath
gptkb:Anne_Sexton |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:John_Keats
gptkb:Walt_Whitman |
| gptkbp:known_for |
lyrical and passionate poetry
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:literary_movement |
gptkb:Modernism
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| gptkbp:narrative_style |
gptkb:Imagism
gptkb:Romanticism |
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
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| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:The_Ballad_of_the_Harp-Weaver
Renascence A Few Figs from Thistles |
| gptkbp:posthumous_recognition |
her poetry is included in anthologies
her life and work have been the subject of biographies. honored with a memorial in Rockland, Maine her works continue to be studied in literature courses inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters |
| gptkbp:resting_place |
gptkb:Stevenson_Cemetery
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Eugene_Boissevain
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| gptkbp:writings |
advocated for women's rights
examined human emotions explored themes of nature pioneered free verse poetry |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Edna_St._Vincent_Millay
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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