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Tag Archives: poetry
Buried, but speaking from the grave in Spoon River
by cheri block My favorite character in Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology (1915) is Washington McNeeley. He, like The Circuit Judge, Barry Holden, Russian Sonia, and Yee Bow, long gone from this earth, speaks from the grave to us, … Continue reading
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Tagged Edgar Lee Masters, poetry, secrets, Spoon River Anthology
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Max on Frost
Most children educated in the United States are familiar with the sweet poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost. Because it is short and intellectually manageable, I use it to teach literary analysis to my younger … Continue reading
I Need a New Image
Several years ago I read an intriguing book by the Indian author, Geeta Mehta, entitled The River Sutra. Today, in my lobby, I handed this book to an Indian grandfather, who was waiting for his grandson to finish class. As … Continue reading
