Spoon River Anthology
The renowned poet’s classic collection of free verse exploring the lives of colorful characters in a fictional American small town.
In 1914, Edgar Lee Masters began writing a series of poems inspired by his early life in Western Illinois. These poems, which appeared in the St. Louis literary journal Reedy’s Mirror, were later published in book form as the Spoon River Anthology.
Innovative in both ...
The renowned poet’s classic collection of free verse exploring the lives of colorful characters in a fictional American small town.
In 1914, Edgar Lee Masters began writing a series of poems inspired by his early life in Western Illinois. These poems, which appeared in the St. Louis literary journal Reedy’s Mirror, were later published in book form as the Spoon River Anthology.
Innovative in both ...