I have heard it is really good. If u haven't heard of it, list any books that u like or list ur fav book. I love to read!
2006-07-15 14:23:30 · 8 answers · asked by ksquared=KK 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Yes, I read it in high school. Very, very good and I'd recommend it to anyone.
2006-07-15 16:11:55 · answer #1 · answered by drewsilla01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excellent book of short catchy poems (many with a twist at the end) - all about the people in the cemetery of the mythical town of Spoon River. Written by Edgar Lee Masters, the book of poems really lends itself to reader's theatre amd monologues. I've see it done both ways. Its also a great book to use in American Lit classes because you can use it to teach American poetry and have students choose and act out the various poems. Its really a wonderful piece. Masters also did a sequel called More Spoon River, I believe.
2006-07-15 18:57:17 · answer #2 · answered by Library Lady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have heard of it. I lived in Quincy, IL for a number of years and the Spoon River Valley is just to the north.
There is a big Fall Festival up the Spoon River that all the various towns participate it. I never made it up to see it, but heard it was great.
2006-07-15 14:27:49 · answer #3 · answered by KERMIT M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spoon River Anthology is a collection of poems by Edgar Lee Masters, and the gist of the collection is to capture a whole town's personality through individual portraits of its ordinary citizens. If you like poems that tell stories in traditional form, this collection should appeal to you.
2006-07-15 14:28:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I've read it and I had to do a monologue for it in Theatre class. It's actually a wonderful and different book. It tells of the lives of all these people that have died, and some of the lives are pretty amazing.
2006-07-15 14:27:11 · answer #5 · answered by Rae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard of it, but know nothing about it. However, education is never far away with google.com. Here's info for you!!!
http://www.bartleby.com/84/index1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_River_Anthology
http://www.audible.com/adbl/store/productPromo.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&productID=BK_PART_000068
http://jollyroger.com/library1/SpoonRiverAnthologybyMastersebook.html
2006-07-15 14:43:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
god.. what a lame book.. we read it for school. and had to write about someone who would go in it... what's a stupid idea.... anyways.. i like the limony snicket books... and.. um... etc. non fiction.
2006-07-15 14:49:31 · answer #7 · answered by Kitten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-07-15 14:35:18 · answer #8 · answered by likeskansas 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋