"Starved Rock" by Edgar Lee Masters is a series of poems that thoughtfully considers nature, human grief, and the ceaseless march of time. Using Starved Rock, a majestic landmark in Illinois, the author shares tales of the native people and the generations that followed. The writing style is meant to spark deep thoughts as it recalls the hardships of the past, showing us how these experiences forge the legacy that touches our lives today. Through strong imagery, the writer weaves together reflections on nature with the struggles of humans, creating a sense of longing and sorrow as the collection opens with Starved Rock as a strong sign of history, recollection, and endurance, acting like a sentinel that has seen civilizations come and go, marking it as a place of somber remembrance.
Starved Rock
By Edgar Lee Masters
From a towering rock that has seen civilizations rise and fall, echoes of sorrow and survival bind the past to the present.
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About the AuthorEdgar Lee Masters was an American attorney, poet, biographer, and dramatist. He is the author of Spoon River Anthology, The New Star Chamber and Other Essays, Songs and Satires, The Great Valley, The Serpent in the Wilderness, An Obscure Tale, The Spleen, Mark Twain: A Portrait, Lincoln: The Man, and Illinois Poems. In all, Masters published twelve plays, twenty-one books of poetry, six novels and six biographies, including those of Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Vachel Lindsay, and Walt Whitman.
Edgar Lee Masters was an American attorney, poet, biographer, and dramatist. He is the author of Spoon River Anthology, The New Star Chamber and Other Essays, Songs and Satires, The Great Valley, The Serpent in the Wilderness, An Obscure Tale, The Spleen, Mark Twain: A Portrait, Lincoln: The Man, and Illinois Poems. In all, Masters published twelve plays, twenty-one books of poetry, six novels and six biographies, including those of Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Vachel Lindsay, and Walt Whitman.
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