Hello Olivia. Pardon my late respose. "Songs for Sefe" as a concept began with Geothe. Geothe is probably as far away from Edna St. Vincent Millay in style but let me expain. I have had a long standing love affair with the sonnet and after years of exploration I was able to determine that sonnets have the ability to create very impactful storytelling situations. I immediately started my first story told in sonnet; "Mephistopheles" sonnets written while aggressively studying Geothe's text. I finished this collection and felt there was more stories to be told in this fashion. Now back to Edna St. Vincent Millay. First of all I love her deeply and decided to write sonnets that told her story. The story of not only the first poet to reach celebrity status in America but the first woman poet. So "Songs for Sefe" is the story of her relationship with her husband Eugene told in sonnet while I was aggresively consuming all her writing. I hope that answers your question please feel free to ask more at anytime. I may be late in response but I will respond. Thank You, Jamie Lee Hamann
Pardon my late respose. "Songs for Sefe" as a concept began with Geothe. Geothe is probably as far away from Edna St. Vincent Millay in style but let me expain. I have had a long standing love affair with the sonnet and after years of exploration I was able to determine that sonnets have the ability to create very impactful storytelling situations.
I immediately started my first story told in sonnet; "Mephistopheles" sonnets written while aggressively studying Geothe's text. I finished this collection and felt there was more stories to be told in this fashion. Now back to Edna St. Vincent Millay. First of all I love her deeply and decided to write sonnets that told her story. The story of not only the first poet to reach celebrity status in America but the first woman poet. So "Songs for Sefe" is the story of her relationship with her husband Eugene told in sonnet while I was aggresively consuming all her writing.
I hope that answers your question please feel free to ask more at anytime. I may be late in response but I will respond.
Thank You,
Jamie Lee Hamann