"In this beautifully written, well-researched biography, Krystyna Poray Goddu illuminates the joys and challenges in Millay's life, tracing her development from a restless, young woman in rural Maine to one of America's bestselling poets and a spokesperson for her generation's claim to personal freedom. Along the way, Goddu shares the often overlooked personal details that both shaped Millay's world view and served as inspiration for her work." --Holly Peppe, literary executor, Edna St. Vincent Millay; editor, Millay's Early Poems; coeditor, Collected Sonnets and Collected Poems .