Poetic Openings : Edgar Lee Masters to Edgar Lee Masters

Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Knowlt Hoheimer : First Line : I was the first fruits of the battle of Missionary Ridge.
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Lambert Hutchins : First Line : I have two monuments besides this granite obelisk:
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Leroy Goldman : First Line : “What will you do when you come to die,
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Lillian Stewart : First Line : I was the daughter of Lambert Hutchins,
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Lois Spears : First Line : Here lies the body of Lois Spears,

Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Louise Smith : First Line : Herbert broke our engagement of eight years
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Lucinda Matlock : First Line : I went to the dances at Chandlerville,
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Lucius Atherton : First Line : When my moustache curled,
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Lydia Humphrey : First Line : Back and forth, back and forth, to and from the church,
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Lydia Puckett : First Line : Knowlt Hoheimer ran away to the war