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Spoon River Anthology

by Edgar Lee Masters · 1914

Poetry · ranked #34 in category

In Spoon River Anthology, the American poet Edgar Lee Masters (1869–1950) created a series of compelling free-verse monologues in which former citizens of a mythical Midwestern town speak touchingly f

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Category
Poetry
First published
1914 · 1910s
Author
Edgar Lee Masters
Standing
Recommended

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