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A review by schwarmgiven
Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters
5.0
I have no idea why this book is not more popular--it is completely groundbreaking amazing.
A member of my book club had not read it in High School so we checked it out during national poetry month.
Epic.
Game Changer.
Likely so influential when it came out that it is was quickly considered uncool by those who know literature--but they would be completely wrong. This thing is a MASSIVE collection with an almost infinite number of VERY good ideas.
I strongly recommend that you read this as soon as possible after which you will have it shelved next to Leaves of Grass as a classic of the American form.
Read this right now.
A member of my book club had not read it in High School so we checked it out during national poetry month.
Epic.
Game Changer.
Likely so influential when it came out that it is was quickly considered uncool by those who know literature--but they would be completely wrong. This thing is a MASSIVE collection with an almost infinite number of VERY good ideas.
I strongly recommend that you read this as soon as possible after which you will have it shelved next to Leaves of Grass as a classic of the American form.
Read this right now.