Dirge is a collection of poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay, published in 1923. The collection is divided into two parts, the first of which is a series of elegies for the dead, while the second part is a series of love poems. The elegies explore themes of death, grief, and loss, while the love poems explore themes of love, longing, and desire. The collection is notable for its use of traditional poetic forms, such as the sonnet and the villanelle, as well as its exploration of the human experience of grief and love.
By Edna St. Vincent Millay · First published 1921 · Genre: Poetry, Romanticism, Modernism