many forms, such as drama, opera, lyrics, and sonnets. James Gray writes,” She belongs to an impressive company of artists who came to maturity and found their voices during the second quarter of the century. Many of these have undertaken to explore the darkest caves of the secret mind of a man and they have developed new poetic forms in which to record their experiences. Among then the figure of Edna St. Vincent Millay is conspicuous because she stands alone in a blaze of light. It is impossible not to understand what she has to say, impossible not to be moved by the simple, direct, eloquent statements of her convictions” (Gray;Press 45). This quote is a great example of how today’s America would feel towards her honest work. Readers today, like the simple and direct readings; it’s a way of understanding life. If we are moved by ones reading, or we get something knowledgeable out of it, then it was worth reading. Millay wrote of many informational things of life and moved readers in her day, but these people didn’t know what to think about the truth; they weren’t ready for that yet. Millay would be very pleased of today’s America. We are very diverse. She was just ahead of her time and people didn’t know how to accept her experimental writings....
