Finally, in 1912, Millay received national recognition when her poem “Renascence” was published in an important anthology.

And Barranco’s business has extended a helping hand to the Arthritis Foundation, Renascence Halfway House, the YMCA, Resurrection Catholic Mission and many other groups.

She attracted attention in literary circles with the poem “Renascence,” which she submitted to a competition hoping to win a cash prize.

Renascence is a private, tax exempt program, operating from donations.

The Jazz Age poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was discovered there as a teenager in 1912, reciting her poem “Renascence” to a roomful of well-heeled New Yorkers, according to the hotel.