Renascence, and Other Poems

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Renascence, and Other Poems

by Edna St. Vincent Millay

EN·~35 minutes

Chapters

Description

A contemplative journey unfolds across the pages, where the poet’s keen eye turns ordinary scenery into a portal for deeper wonder. The verses weave together the hush of forests, the vastness of distant horizons, and the intimate pulse of human feeling. Each poem invites listeners to linger on language that trembles between the tangible and the transcendent.

The opening piece, “Renascence,” begins with a simple view of mountains, woods, and islands, then spirals outward into a restless quest to grasp the sky itself. As the speaker reaches for the heavens, the poem bursts into a cascade of cosmic insight, confronting the weight of infinite knowledge and the ache of mortal limits. The rhythm swings from quiet observation to a fevered, almost ecstatic, grappling with existence, death, and the yearning for rebirth.

Beyond this centerpiece, the collection explores themes of nature’s cycles, the fragility of life, and the relentless search for renewal. The poet’s voice is at once intimate and expansive, offering moments of tender melancholy and flashes of awe‑inspired clarity. Listeners will find a resonant blend of lyrical beauty and philosophical depth that lingers long after the final line.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~35 minutes (34K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Alan Light. HTML version by Al Haines.

Release date

1994-02-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Edna St. Vincent Millay

1892–1950

Remembered for lyric poems that feel both intimate and fearless, this American writer helped bring poetry to a wide popular audience in the early 20th century. Her work blends musical grace with sharp feeling, whether she is writing about love, freedom, beauty, or loss.

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