Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-12
Famous Maine Poetess'
Mother Also a Writer
Especial to the Kennebec Jour

Especial to the Kennebec Journal
Belfast, Me-. July 1.-THE mere
fact that she Is the mother of a genius,
in fact the mother Of three daughters
who are making names for themselves.
is not enough for Cora Buzzell Millay,
who has given to the world the peer
less young lyric poetess, Edna st. Vim
cent Millay, but now, when many wona-
en- would be content to bask in reflect
ed glory, she is beginning to carve a
reputation for herself. Cora b. Mil
lays name will soon be known, not on
~ as the mother of a genius but as a
poetess for she is now reaping the re-
ward of many years Of sacrifice and is
able to do just what she wants to for
the first time in her life.
Down in Camden, Maine, in a little
cottage perched high on the side of a
bill, looking across Lake Megunticook
at the big white cross on Maiden Cliff
this little gray-haired gray-eyed wom-
an is writing the most human. the
most vital children's verse since the
days of Riley and Field. She has al
ready a collection of more than three
hundred which will be syndicated this
fall and later published in book form,
anu sue ldbStttti 1OI SEVERAL WI
umes. She is also writing a 18th
century play. of the time of Cromwell.
and some chiIdren's fairy tales, called
THE Moons Little Girl" or THE Good
Ogre Who Once Was Bad"
A series OF children's stories called
Little Pitchers" and Little Green
Cheeses," the latter being the children
OF the Moon, have already been pub
lished and the others will be ready for
the press this fall as she hoped to
have her play.
Not by any means was all the talent
in the Millay family centered in Mis-
tress Vincent, but IL Is an easy matter
to see from whence she got her wonder
full gift. All her life long. Mrs. Miliay
burned to express herself by writing
but 1t was necessary for her to be the
breadwinner and give to her three lit
tie daughters the education she thought
dur them. And so she repressed her
desire to write and worked at anything
she could get to do. for the most part
nursing. keeping her three girls in
school until they completed their
courses in the Camden High school
MY own people were very much
against my working so hard" she said
to the reporter, but knew I could do
1t. though why I did not break under
the strain cannot see. for was never
kerry strong. However, here am, my
girls have all made regulations for
themselves and at last ! can come and
go, and do what will. and have any
thing / want within reason. At last I
can write and write and write and am
very happy. Best OF all my girls love
me. appreciate me and realize all that
did for them. Now they cannot do
enough for me. Here are cables from
Vincent who is now with her husband,
Eugene Boissevaine, on q trip around
the world. The poor child had to go
away to get q rest she was so worn
out after her reading tour and the con-
slant public demand made upon her
They are now in Japan. There IL a
cable from my daughter Norma, who
n travelling. in Europe this summer
with her husband. Charles Ellis, an ac-
tor. Norma II my second daughter
and while she has not gift for litera-
ture, she has a beautiful voice and has
made q name for herself on the stage.
with The Provincetown Players and in
the Greenwich Village Theatre. She
viii appear In the latter this fall and
winter.
Then i have another daughter.
Kathleen. wife OF Howard Irving
Young. \ playwright, whose latest pro-
duetion. -March On" had It's premier
IN Nashville. Tenn. last week and was
NEST successful Kathleen 10 an ac-
stresss playing one OF the leading roles