Edgar Lee Masters was an American poet, biographer, and dramatist. He is the author of Spoon River Anthology, The New Star Chamber and Other Essays, Songs and Satires, The Great Valley, The Serpent in the Wilderness An Obscure Tale, The Spleen, Mark Twain: A Portrait, Lincoln: The Man, and Illinois Poems.. American poet biographer and dramatist
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I am Anne Rutledge who sleep beneath these weeds, Beloved in life of Abraham Lincoln,... Go to Quote / Comment
Lo! he babbles of the fish-frys of long ago, Of the horse-races of long ago at Clary's Grove,... Go to Quote / Comment
Genius is a bend in the creek where bright water has gathered, and which mirrors the trees, the sky and the banks. It just does that because it is there and the scenery is there. Talent is a fine mirror with a silver frame, with the name of the owner engraved on the back. Go to Quote / Comment
Degenerate sons and daughters, Life is too strong for you— It takes life to love Life. Go to Quote / Comment
by Spoon Rivergathering many a shell, And many a flower and medicinal weed—... Go to Quote / Comment