“So it is, and so it will be, for so it has been” (St. Vincent Millay) this is a quote from the poem 'Dirge Without Music'. According to my perspective of this poem, it is related to the death of loved ones. In other words it means that loved ones die, loved ones will die; loved ones are dead and that will never change. This sad but truthful poem was written by Edna St. Vincent Millay. This woman was someone who received love and compensation for her work. He had a lifelong supporter also known as his mother. Edna St. Vincent Millay's career and life were influenced by several objects such as her mother, her surroundings, and her love life. Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) was born in Rockland, Maine. His parents, Cora Lounella, a nurse, and Henry Tolman Millay, a teacher. (Blain, Grund and Clements) Known to her family as "Vincent", she was named after St. Vincent Hospital in New York City, where her uncle had received treatment. At age 8, her parents divorced and her mother raised Millay and her younger sisters. ("Edna St. Vincent Millay") After Millay's mother and father divorced, her mother raised her and her other two sisters alone in the year 1899. (Academy of American Poets 1) Millay's mother motivated his daughters to appreciate music and literature from a young age so that they would be ambitious and self-sufficient. (Academy of American Poets 1) Millay's mother begged for Millay to enter her The poem "Renascence" in a contest as a result of her mother's advice won fourth place and publication in The Lyric Year. (Academy of American Poets 1). That being the case, not long afterward he received a notice and a scholarship to Vassar. (Academy of American Poets 1) As you can see his mother...... in the center of the sheet.......htm>."Edna St. Vincent Millay 1892-1950 ." Alix Nord All rights reserved. Page No. Print.Edna St. Vincent Millay." 2014. The Biography Channel website. April 2, 2014, 11:10 am http://www.biography.com/people/edna-st-vincent-millay-9408293.EdnaSt. Vincent Millay Society, "Her Life at Steepletop." Page No. Print.Reuben, Paul P. "Chapter 7: Edna St. Vincent Millay: Perspectives in American Literature - A Research and Reference Guide." reuben/pal/chap7/millay.html (April 4, 2014)St.Vassar Historian, . Edna St. Vincent Millay." n. page. Press.