LUCINDA MATLOCK
BY EDGAR LEE MASTERS
Edgar Lee Masters (1868-1950) was not only a highly-
regarded poet but also cultivated a successful law
practice. He was law partners with one of the
century’s most famous attorneys, Clarence Darrow
(the inspiration for Henry Drummond in Inherit the
Wind). Masters grew up around Chicago, Illinois, and
the nearby landscape and cemeteries inspired his
most famous work, The Spoon River Anthology.