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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: DAISY FRASER, by EDGAR LEE MASTERS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Did you ever hear of editor whedon Last Line: To the school fund of spoon river! Subject(s): Newspapers; Journalism; Journalists | |||
DID you ever hear of Editor Whedon Giving to the public treasury any of the money he received For supporting candidates for office? Or for writing up the canning factory To get people to invest? Or for suppressing the facts about the bank, When it was rotten and ready to break? Did you ever hear of the Circuit Judge Helping anyone except the "Q" railroad, Or the bankers? Or did Rev. Peet or Rev. Sibley Give any part of their salary, earned by keeping still, Or speaking out as the leaders wished them to do, To the building of the water works? But I -- Daisy Fraser who always passed Along the streets through rows of nods and smiles, And coughs and words such as "there she goes," Never was taken before Justice Arnett Without contributing ten dollars and costs To the school fund of Spoon River! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CIRCULATION OF NEWSPAPERS RISES GREATLY IN TIME OF WAR by EVE MERRIAM IT IS DANGEROUS TO READ NEWSPAPERS by MARGARET ATWOOD METAMORPHOSES: 3. THE RE-BIRTH OF VENUS by GEOFFREY HILL THE INTERVIEW by DAVID IGNATOW THE MORNING STAR by PRIMUS ST. JOHN SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: ALEXANDER THROCKMORTON by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |
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