This poem was in my “poem a day” collection for today, and after reading the note about how wonderful her voice was I just had to hear the poem from the author herself! One of the better poems I’ve had in the book in a couple weeks, I must read more of her poetry.

Gorgeous...What a voice, Ms Millay...Beautiful poem...Congratulations and thank you, my dear awetblackbough!

She speaks with a New England accent. She grew up in Maine.

I'd read that she had quite a deep and commanding voice, and here it is!

If you hum along, there is a lovely tune. Send it!

I think you have recorded the first two lines twice because Millay did not repeat them. I have a recording of this in a poetry compilation on CD.

Pound admired Millay until he thought her resonance with the public might set the direction of poetry away from his patchwork imagism.

I LOVE the poem, but not the reading. I find it too precious.....

What is that accent she is doing?

I do not believe that this is Millay reading.