Hudson Valley Sojourner

On Saturday, April 26, to mark the centennial celebration of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay’s purchase of Steepletop in Austerlitz, New York, Millay Society literary officer and secretary Krystyna Poray Goddu will present a look at the life and work of the legendary poet. Millay (1892-1950) moved to Austerlitz with her husband Eugen Boissevain in the summer of 1925 and died there in October 1950. Goddu, author of the 2016 biography A Girl Called Vincent: The Life of Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, will discuss Millay’s childhood in Maine, her years at Vassar College and Greenwich Village, and her ground-breaking poetry. The presentation will include a look at Millay and Boissevain’s transformation of the abandoned blueberry farm in Austerlitz, which they named Steepletop, into their beloved home. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free, but reservations are requested. Celebrations of the centennial will continue at Steepletop from June through October. Visit millay.org for information on upcoming events.