Edna St. Vincent Millay and Steepletop: 100 Years Later

Edna St. Vincent Millay & Steepletop: 100 Years Later

Saturday, November 8, 2025

1-2:30 pm Eastern Time, on Zoom

Continuing this year’s Centennial Celebration of Millay and her husband Eugen Boissevain’s purchase of Steepletop, Millay Society literary officer and secretary Krystyna Poray Goddu will present a look at the life and work of the legendary poet.

Millay (1892-1950) and Boissevain moved to Austerlitz in June 1925 and many of her most important works were written in a small wooden writing cabin on a hillside above the main house. Millay died at Steepletop in October 1950, having lived there nearly half of her life. After her death, her sister Norma preserved Steepletop and its contents so Edna St. Vincent Millay’s legacy could be shared with future generations.

Goddu, author of the 2016 biography A Girl Called Vincent: The Life of Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, will discuss Millay’s childhood in Maine, her years at Vassar College and in Greenwich Village, and her ground-breaking poetry. The presentation will include a look at Millay and Boissevain’s transformation of the abandoned blueberry farm in Austerlitz, which they named Steepletop, into their beloved home, a working farm with flower, herb, and vegetable gardens; Millay’s writing cabin; guest houses; a tennis court overlooking the Berkshire hills, and a sunken garden with a spring-fed swimming pool.

A Q&A session will be held immediately following the program.

The presentation will be held on Zoom on Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 1-2:30 pm. There is no charge for attending the event, but you must register by noon EST on Wednesday, November 6th.

After you are registered, a link to log in to the presentation will be sent on Wednesday, November 6.