Petit, the Poet Resources

Websites

A Master-ful Bio

Here's a thorough biography of Edgar Lee, with links to his work.

The Whole Cemetery

Read the entire collection of Spoon River Anthology, collected right here in cyberspace.

Modern American Edgar

Modern American Poetry provides a helpful timeline, and some keen photos of where Edgar lies buried today (much like Petit was in the poem).

Video

Spoon River Project

Check out this dramatic interpretation of Masters' Anthology. The costumes are sweet.

Spoon River Project, Another Take

This one looks to be a high school production. But hey: original guitars.

Home and Museum

Take a little video tour of Masters' old stomping grounds.

Audio

Full On… Audiobook

Got three and a half hours to kill? Then listen up, Shmoopers.

Petit Out Loud

Got just a minute? Here's the poem on its own.

Student Reading

What it lacks in oomph, it makes up for with dainty background music.

Images

Behold: the Man

Here's a photo of the bespectacled Edgar Lee.

Masters, at Rest

No big deal—he's just chilling with some patio furniture.

Movie or TV Productions

Spoon River, The Movie

The theatrical version of the Spoon River Project was made into this movie in 1969.

The Mystery of Spoon River

Check out this horror flick, based (pretty loosely) on Masters' book.

Articles and Interviews

"An Illinois Iconoclast"

Here's a fun fact for you: apparently our guy Masters hated Abraham Lincoln.

Books

Anniversary Edition

There are plenty of versions of Spoon River Anthology in print, but this one's the 100th anniversary version.

Lincoln the Man

This is the pretty unflattering biography of Lincoln that Masters wrote. Okay…