The Open Sea Author:Edgar Lee Masters 1921. A collection of verse from the American poet and novelist who practiced law for nearly thirty years and is best remembered for Spoon River Anthology, a series of poems about his boyhood experiences in western Illinois, and the book that would make his reputation and become one of the most popular and widely known works in all of American l... more »iterature. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.« less