Mary Jane Oliver was an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. She found inspiration for her work in nature and had a lifelong habit of solitary walks in the wild. Her poetry is characterized by a sincere wonderment and profound connection with the environment, conveyed in unadorned language and simple yet striking imagery. In 2007, she was declared to be the country's best-selling poet.
Mary Oliver
Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American lyrical poet and playwright. Millay was a renowned social figure and noted feminist in New York City during the Roaring Twenties and beyond. She wrote much of her prose and hackwork verse under the pseudonym Nancy Boyd.
Millay, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933
Millay photographed by Arnold Genthe in 1914 in Mamaroneck, New York
Millay's 1923–24 home: 75+1⁄2 Bedford Street, Greenwich Village (2013 photo)
Millay, c. 1920