littlebookjockey's review against another edition
3.0
Oh, Modernism, old friend - how I've missed you and your whackadoodle self. I liked quite a few of these poems, but sometimes they felt a bit sing-songy to me, which I'm not a fan of. I think Millay can come off as overly dramatic at times (well, she is a poet). I wish there were more poems in her oeuvre like "The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver." Read my full review here.
ginnygriggs_'s review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite style, but Millay is clever and witty (and also kind dark and twisty?).
strawberrryboy's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.5
Back to the obscurity of older poetry, but Witch-Wife still holds my heart. Edna is a bisexual icon and every time she writes a love poem, I imagine it’s about a girl.
skoppelkam's review against another edition
3.0
At first I was like "nah, Edna, you use way too many exclamation points and you're way too reverent" but then I got sucked in by the biting, fiercely independent voice lurking beneath the first few poems of this collection. Then Edna reveals herself with poems like "Thursday":
"And if I loved you Wednesday,
Well, what is that to you?
I do not love you Thursday -
So much is true.
And why you come complaining
Is more than I can see.
I loved you Wednesday, - Yes - but what is that to me?"
Edna St. Vincent Millay: the original Millenial, 100 years too soon.
My favorite in the collection is "Witch-Wife"
"And if I loved you Wednesday,
Well, what is that to you?
I do not love you Thursday -
So much is true.
And why you come complaining
Is more than I can see.
I loved you Wednesday, - Yes - but what is that to me?"
Edna St. Vincent Millay: the original Millenial, 100 years too soon.
My favorite in the collection is "Witch-Wife"
laura_trap's review against another edition
5.0
Very much enjoyed this little book of selected poetry. It was much darker than I ever imagined it to be, with death and heartbreak, loneliness and bitterness very central and prevalent themes. There was also many references to classical mythology which was also very enjoyable. I liked her tendency to rhyme and the sonnets were witty and sharp.