Spoon River Anthology
Edgar Lee Masters
Play
Length 6 h 11 min
Chapters 246
First published 1916
This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, gossiping about their neighbors' lives. It's interesting to hear how other people perceive a particular character, and how that character responds.
Chapters
1
Hill, The Read by Lokon 2:53
2
Hod Putt Read by Matthew Shepherd 1:09
3
Ollie McGee Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 1:00
4
Fletcher McGee Read by Forrest Beal 1:32
5
Robert Fulton Tanner Read by Joshua Young 1:30
6
Cassius Hueffer Read by Kurt Copeland 0:56
7
Serepta Mason Read by Gesine 0:53
8
Amanda Barker Read by Fox in the Stars 0:54
9
Constance Hately Read by Westwinds12 0:46
10
Chase Henry Read by Kurt Copeland 0:50
11
Harry Carey Goodhue Read by Anthony Craine 1:20
12
Judge Somers Read by David Barnes 1:05
13
Kinsey Keene Read by Jessica Orlando 1:17
14
Benjamin Pantier Read by Samantha Hayes 1:10
15
Mrs. Benjamin Pantier Read by Gesine 1:27
16
Reuben Pantier Read by Betsie Bush 1:50
17
Emily Sparks Read by Kristin LeMoine 1:31
18
Trainor, the Druggist Read by Marlo Dianne 1:32
19
Daisy Fraser Read by Westwinds12 1:13
20
Benjamin Fraser Read by Kurt Copeland 1:24
21
Minerva Jones Read by Marlo Dianne 1:39
22
Indignation Jones Read by Gesine 1:47
23
Doctor Meyers Read by Peter Yearsley 1:25
24
Mrs. Meyers Read by Westwinds12 0:50
25
Butch Weldy Read by Joshua Young 1:20
26
Knowlt Hoheimer Read by Marlo Dianne 1:31
27
Lydia Puckett Read by chriss the girl 0:33
28
Frank Drummer Read by Lokon 0:55
29
Hare Drummer Read by David Barnes 1:53
30
Conrad Siever Read by Kurt Copeland 1:01
31
Doc Hill Read by Matthew Shepherd 1:08
32
Andy the Night-Watch Read by Anthony Craine 0:58
33
Sarah Brown Read by Claire Goget 0:53
34
Percy Bysshe Shelley Read by Samantha Hayes 0:51
35
Flossie Cabanis Read by Gesine 1:16
36
Julia Miller Read by Caitlin Kelly 1:15
37
Johnnie Sayre Read by Aaron Decker 1:10
38
Charlie French Read by Fox in the Stars 0:57
39
Zenas Witt Read by Kirk Thomas 1:16
40
Theodore the Poet Read by Phil Bordelon 1:21
41
Town Marshal, The Read by Jessica Orlando 1:04
42
Jack McGuire Read by Kirk Thomas 1:15
43
Dorcas Gustine Read by Fox in the Stars 1:12
44
Nicholas Bindle Read by Aaron Decker 0:54
45
Jacob Goodpasture Read by Sean McKinley 1:26
46
Harold Arnett Read by David Barnes 2:02
47
Margaret Fuller Slack Read by Gesine 1:27
48
George Trimble Read by Everett Thompson 1:02
49
Dr. Siegfried Iseman Read by Matthew Walton 1:04
50
Ace Shaw Read by Fox in the Stars 0:54
51
Lois Spears Read by Kristin LeMoine 1:16
52
Justice Arnett Read by Sean McKinley 1:23
53
Willard Fluke Read by David Barnes 1:45
54
Aner Clute Read by Calliope 1:14
55
Lucius Atherton Read by Kirk Thomas 1:14
56
Homer Clapp Read by Westwinds12 1:26
57
Deacon Taylor Read by Joshua Young 0:34
58
Sam Hookey Read by Westwinds12 0:52
59
Cooney Potter Read by Kirk Thomas 0:56
60
Fiddler Jones Read by chriss the girl 1:07
61
Nellie Clark Read by Alys AtteWater 0:54
62
Louise Smith Read by Caitlin Kelly 1:16
63
Herbert Marshall Read by Kirk Thomas 1:03
64
George Gray Read by Anthony Craine 1:05
65
Hon. Henry Bennett Read by Heather Lambert 1:05
66
Griffy the Cooper Read by Calliope 1:01
67
Sexsmith the Dentist Read by Matthew Shepherd 1:27
68
A. D. Blood Read by Victoria Grace 0:47
69
Robert Southey Read by Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010) 1:52
70
Dora Williams Read by Fae Haldane 1:53
71
Mrs. Williams Read by chriss the girl 1:04
72
William and Emily Read by Hollylyn 0:58
73
Circuit Judge, The Read by Ken Hallenius 1:03
74
Blind Jack Read by Sean McGaughey 1:00
75
John Horace Burleson Read by Kirk Thomas 1:11
76
Nancy Knapp Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg 1:19
77
Barry Holden Read by David Barnes 1:25
78
State's Attorney Fallas Read by Anthony Craine 1:05
79
Wendell P. Bloyd Read by petespaw 1:41
80
Francis Turner Read by Victoria Grace 0:53
81
Franklin Jones Read by Kirk Thomas 0:54
82
John M. Church Read by Lokon 1:11
83
Russian Sonia Read by Caitlin Kelly 1:37
84
Isa Nutter Read by Persephone Munt 1:26
85
Barney Hainsfeather Read by Maddie 0:49
86
Petit, the Poet Read by Andrea L 1:07
87
Pauline Barrett Read by Heidi Mo Hawkins 1:50
88
Mrs. Charles Bliss Read by Fox in the Stars 1:41
89
Mrs. George Reece Read by Joyce Nussbaum 1:03
90
Rev. Lemuel Wiley Read by Victoria Grace 0:46
91
Thomas Ross, Jr. Read by Heather Lambert 1:09
92
Rev. Abner Peet Read by Rob Howard 0:46
93
Jefferson Howard Read by Victoria Grace 1:27
94
Judge Selah Lively Read by Tina Tilney 1:25
95
Albert Schirding Read by Kirk Thomas 1:22
96
Jonas Keene Read by quieteyes 1:01
97
Eugenia Todd Read by Kristin LeMoine 1:24
98
Yee Bow Read by Fox in the Stars 1:16
99
Washington McNeely Read by Maddie 1:52
100
Paul McNeely Read by Kirk Thomas 1:25
101
Mary McNeely Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 1:09
102
Daniel M'Cumber Read by petespaw 1:17
103
Georgine Sand Miner Read by Victoria Long 1:38
104
Thomas Rhodes Read by Dan Threetrees 0:54
105
Ida Chicken Read by chriss the girl 0:58
106
Penniwit, the Artist Read by Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010) 1:11
107
Jim Brown Read by Ralph Klapis 1:36
108
Robert Davidson Read by Kirk Thomas 1:29
109
Elsa Wertman Read by Fox in the Stars 1:43
110
Hamilton Greene Read by Sean McGaughey 0:49
111
Ernest Hyde Read by Thomas Rappel 1:10
112
Roger Heston Read by Aaron Decker 1:00
113
Amos Sibley Read by Dan Threetrees 0:53
114
Mrs. Sibley Read by Andrea L 0:46
115
Adam Weirauch Read by Kirk Thomas 1:27
116
Ezra Bartlett Read by Sean McGaughey 1:04
117
Amelia Garrick Read by Fox in the Stars 1:24
118
John Hancock Otis Read by Dann Denning 1:16
119
Anthony Findlay Read by Simon Keating 1:12
120
John Cabanis Read by Kirk Thomas 1:20
121
Unknown, The Read by Elizabeth Palmer 0:52
122
Alexander Throckmorton Read by Maddie 0:34
123
Jonathan Swift Somers (Author of the Spooniad) Read by Samantha Hayes 0:55
124
Widow McFarlane Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg 1:21
125
Carl Hamblin Read by Kirk Thomas 1:45
126
Editor Whedon Read by Matthew O'Meara 1:29
127
Eugene Carman Read by petespaw 1:37
128
Clarence Fawcett Read by Greg Aughe 1:05
129
W. Lloyd Garrison Standard Read by David Barnes 1:58
130
Professor Newcomer Read by Kirk Thomas 1:02
131
Ralph Rhodes Read by Deb Bacon-Ziegler 1:21
132
Mickey M'Grew Read by Joshua Young 1:09
133
Rosie Roberts Read by chriss the girl 0:51
134
Oscar Hummel Read by Kirk Thomas 1:19
135
Roscoe Purkapile Read by Everett Thompson 1:30
136
Mrs. Purkapile Read by Kristin LeMoine 1:08
137
Josiah Tompkins Read by Ralph Klapis 1:24
138
Mrs. Kessler Read by Caitlin Kelly 1:38
139
Harmon Whitney Read by Kirk Thomas 2:00
140
Bert Kessler Read by Matthew Walton 1:11
141
Lambert Hutchins Read by Kirk Thomas 1:50
142
Lillian Stewart Read by Calliope 1:28
143
Hortense Robbins Read by Joyce Nussbaum 0:57
144
Batterton Dobyns Read by Greg Aughe 1:03
145
Jacob Godbey Read by Kirk Thomas 1:20
146
Walter Simmons Read by quieteyes 1:17
147
Tom Beatty Read by Kirk Thomas 1:24
148
Roy Butler Read by David Barnes 1:43
149
Searcy Foote Read by Sean McGaughey 1:41
150
Edmund Pollard Read by Aaron Decker 1:36
151
Thomas Trevelyan Read by Kirk Thomas 1:38
152
Percival Sharp Read by Greg Aughe 1:44
153
Hiram Scates Read by Linda Leu 1:36
154
Peleg Poague Read by Kirk Thomas 1:09
155
Jeduthan Hawley Read by frankjf 1:26
156
Abel Melveny Read by Kirk Thomas 1:21
157
Oaks Tutt Read by quieteyes 1:49
158
Elliott Hawkins Read by Kirk Thomas 1:45
159
Voltaire Johnson Read by Linda Leu 1:08
160
English Thornton Read by Kirk Thomas 1:33
161
Enoch Dunlap Read by Maddie 1:12
162
Ida Frickey Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg 1:33
163
Seth Compton Read by Aaron Decker 1:17
164
Felix Schmidt Read by Betsie Bush 1:32
165
Schroeder the Fisherman Read by Kirk Thomas 1:22
166
Richard Bone Read by Joshua Young 1:24
167
Silas Dement Read by Greg Aughe 1:14
168
Dillard Sissman Read by Linda Leu 1:36
169
Jonathan Houghton Read by Kirk Thomas 1:39
170
E. C. Culbertson Read by Linda Leu 1:24
171
Shack Dye Read by Glen Hallstrom 1:22
172
Hildrup Tubbs Read by Kirk Thomas 1:24
173
Henry Tripp Read by quieteyes 1:43
174
Granville Calhoun Read by frankjf 1:16
175
Henry C. Calhoun Read by Kirk Thomas 1:31
176
Alfred Moir Read by Samantha Hayes 1:06
177
Perry Zoll Read by quieteyes 0:59
178
Dippold the Optician Read by Kirk Thomas 2:13
179
Magrady Graham Read by Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010) 1:32
180
Archibald Higbie Read by Linda Leu 1:29
181
Tom Merritt Read by Thomas Hoover 0:49
182
Mrs. Merritt Read by Cori Samuel 1:09
183
Elmer Karr Read by Greg Aughe 0:50
184
Elizabeth Childers Read by Maddie 1:38
185
Edith Conant Read by Alys AtteWater 1:32
186
Charles Webster Read by Linda Leu 1:55
187
Father Malloy Read by Kirk Thomas 1:33
188
Ami Green Read by Elizabeth Palmer 0:48
189
Calvin Campbell Read by frankjf 1:09
190
Henry Layton Read by Kirk Thomas 1:10
191
Harlan Sewall Read by Greg Aughe 1:16
192
Ippolit Konovaloff Read by Kirk Thomas 1:28
193
Henry Phipps Read by Sean McGaughey 1:51
194
Harry Wilmans Read by Anthony Craine 1:27
195
John Wasson Read by Kirk Thomas 1:34
196
Many Soldiers Read by frankjf 1:31
197
Godwin James Read by Kirk Thomas 1:54
198
Lyman King Read by Sean McGaughey 1:02
199
Caroline Branson Read by Kristin LeMoine 3:03
200
Anne Rutledge Read by Linda Leu 1:01
201
Hamlet Micure Read by Kirk Thomas 1:43
202
Mabel Osborne Read by Fox in the Stars 1:31
203
William H. Herndon Read by Sean McGaughey 1:44
204
Rebecca Wasson Read by Caitlin Kelly 2:27
205
Rutherford McDowell Read by Kirk Thomas 1:42
206
Hannah Armstrong Read by Fox in the Stars 1:46
207
Lucinda Matlock Read by Alys AtteWater 1:20
208
Davis Matlock Read by Greg Aughe 1:13
209
Herman Altman Read by Matthew O'Meara 1:10
210
Jennie M'Grew Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg 1:13
211
Columbus Cheney Read by Kirk Thomas 0:54
212
Wallace Ferguson Read by frankjf 1:33
213
Maria Bateson Read by Joyce Nussbaum 0:57
214
Tennessee Claflin Shope Read by Rob Howard 1:07
215
Plymouth Rock Joe Read by Betsie Bush 2:11
216
Imanuel Ehrenhardt Read by Aaron Decker 1:07
217
Samuel Gardner Read by Peter Yearsley 1:35
218
Dow Kritt Read by Linda Leu 1:08
219
William Jones Read by Kirk Thomas 1:19
220
William Goode Read by Sean McGaughey 0:58
221
J. Milton Miles Read by Cori Samuel 1:11
222
Faith Matheny Read by Joyce Nussbaum 1:17
223
Scholfield Huxley Read by Phil Bordelon 1:43
224
Willie Metcalf Read by Greg Aughe 1:29
225
Willie Pennington Read by quieteyes 1:15
226
Village Atheist, The Read by Alys AtteWater 0:57
227
John Ballard Read by Eveleaf 1:25
228
Julian Scott Read by Samantha Hayes 0:59
229
Alfonso Churchill Read by Greg Aughe 1:02
230
Zilpha Marsh Read by Fox in the Stars 1:50
231
James Garber Read by Kirk Thomas 1:51
232
Lydia Humphrey Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg 1:03
233
Le Roy Goldman Read by Sean McGaughey 1:13
234
Gustav Richter Read by Lokon 1:56
235
Arlo Will Read by Kirk Thomas 1:26
236
Captain Orlando Killion Read by Deb Bacon-Ziegler 1:19
237
Jeremy Carlisle Read by Kirk Thomas 1:29
238
Joseph Dixon Read by Eveleaf 1:30
239
Judson Stoddard Read by Greg Aughe 0:54
240
Russell Kincaid Read by Betsie Bush 1:29
241
Aaron Hatfield Read by Aaron Decker 1:36
242
Isaiah Beethoven Read by Matthew Walton 2:04
243
Elijah Browning Read by Eveleaf 2:28
244
Webster Ford Read by Sean McGaughey 2:16
245
Spooniad, The Read by Peter Yearsley 17:13
246
Epilogue, The Read by Alys AtteWater and 14 others 27:47
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