Millay, Edna St. Vincent : Love Is Not All; It Is Not Meat nor Drink

Literature Annotations

Genre	Sonnet
Keywords	Death and Dying, Euthanasia, Grief, Love, Pain, Poverty, Suffering, Suicide
Summary	The poem begins by describing many things that love cannot do, including its inability to heal. The poet observes, however, that many have died "for lack of love alone"; and considers whether, in moments of suffering, she would trade love (which keeps the individual alive) for peace/release.
Source	Collected Poems
Publisher	Harper
Edition	1956
Editors	Norma Millay
Place Published	New York
Alternate Source	The Treasury of American Poetry
Alternate Publisher	Dorset
Alternate Edition	1990
Alternate Editors	Nancy Sullivan
Place Published	New York
Miscellaneous	First published: 1931
Annotated by	Chen, Irene and Aull, Felice
Date of Entry	08/01/93