Edna St. Vincent Millay

RetroPop: Why Edna St. Vincent Millay Would Love “Starships” by Nicki Minaj

Music post by Brianna Goldberg on August 9, 2012 - 10:49am; tagged Edna St. Vincent Millay, Nicki Minaj, space travel.

Nicki Minaj with orange hair and a small black and white of Edna St. Vincent Millay

Welcome again to RetroPop, the Top 40-centric series where I invite you to help me compare the messages of lady-performed Billboard hits with themes from the work of great female artists of the past.

Today we’re going straight to the lyrics of the latest hit Nicki Minaj single, “Starships” to find out what it has in common with a (relatively) well-known and respected poem by all-around funky lady Edna St. Vincent Millay. Holla!

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