Spoon River Anthology

Spoon River Anthology
ISBN-10
1775458091
ISBN-13
9781775458098
Series
Spoon River Anthology
Category
Poetry
Pages
233
Language
English
Published
2012-07-01
Publisher
The Floating Press
Author
Edgar Lee Masters

Description

This one-of-a-kind masterpiece is a classic of American literature. In Spoon River Anthology, Kansas-born poet and playwright Edgar Lee Masters channels the imagined voices of the deceased men, women, and children buried in a cemetery in rural Illinois. Haunting and ethereal, inspiring and unforgettable, these poems will remain etched in readers' memories.

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