Edgar Lee Masters

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American poet best known for Spoon River Anthology (published 1915).

Born August 23, 1868; died March 5, 1950. Spoon River Anthology (1915) is a collection of free-verse epitaph poems set in an imaginary small town.

DeBaser hosts a positive review of Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology, praising its epitaph poems and social critique. The review highlights variety, individuality and poetic justice for forgotten lives. Spoon River is presented as a crowning work of modern American poetry.