Edgar Lee Masters
Poet
American · Late 19th–early 20th century
American poet best known for Spoon River Anthology, a collection of dramatic monologue poems narrated by the dead inhabitants of a small-town cemetery.
Connection to Taylor Swift
His Spoon River Anthology is Uncle Jerry's favorite example of split narrative, multiple dead narrators telling interwoven stories from different perspectives, directly paralleling the folklore love triangle structure.
Notable Works
- Spoon River Anthology