Get Lit Episode 211: Edgar Lee Masters
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English - April 19, 2023 04:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsBooks Arts Education american literature literary history author history educational comedy education comedy english Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week, another very-important-poet-with-three-names-the-first-of-which-is-Edgar... That's right! It's Edgar Lee Masters. Masters was known for his innovative poetry, specifically, Spoon River Anthology. He challenged the understanding of small town America with his more scandalous writing and put the Midwest on the map as a home for serious Poets.