Spoon River Anthology Author:Edgar Lee Masters Few books have caused the excitement in poetry circles that followed the appearance of Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology. Comparatively unknown prior to its publication, Mr. Masters was soon the most discussed poet in America, and the Anthology was termed by many critics as "one of the most original pieces of imaginative literature" ever ... more »written. It created a sensation and resulted in an army of imitators. Seventy editions of the book have been printed. It has been translated into nearly every tongue and even presented as an opera.« less