Poetic Openings : Edgar Lee Masters to Edgar Lee Masters

Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Daniel M'cumber : First Line : When I went to the city, Mary McNeely,
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Davis Matlock : First Line : Suppose it is nothing but the hive:
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Deacon Taylor : First Line : I belonged to the church,
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Dillard Sissman : First Line : The buzzards wheel slowly
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Dippold The Optician : First Line : What do you see now?

Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Doc Hill : First Line : I went up and down the streets
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Doctor Meyers : First Line : No other man, unless it was Doc Hill,
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Dora Williams : First Line : When Reuben Pantier ran away and threw me
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Dorcas Gustine : First Line : I was not beloved of the villagers,
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Dow Kritt : First Line : Samuel is forever talking of his elm—