Poetic Openings : Edgar Lee Masters to Edgar Lee Masters

Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Nicholas Bindle : First Line : Were you not ashamed, fellow citizens,
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Oaks Tutt : First Line : My mother was for woman’s rights
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Ollie Mcgee : First Line : Have you seen walking through the village
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Oscar Hummel : First Line : I staggered on through darkness,
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Paul Mcneely : First Line : Dear Jane! dear winsome Jane!

Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Pauline Barrett : First Line : Almost the shell of a woman after the surgeon’s knife!
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Peleg Poague : First Line : Horses and men are just alike.
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Penniwit, The Artist : First Line : I lost my patronage in Spoon River
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Percival Sharp : First Line : Observe the clasped hands!
Poet : Edgar Lee Masters : Poem : Percy Bysshe Shelley : First Line : My father who owned the wagon-shop