It includes a description of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood love Ann Rutledge.
One work in this collection ends with the statement "Degenerate sons and daughters,/ Life is too strong for you-/ It takes life to love life." One character in this work is the village poetess Minerva Jones, who wishes to have her works published, and Trainor is the town druggist in this work. Lucinda Matlock is a resident of the titular location, and this collection opens with the poem "The Hill," which is where all the characters can be found. It includes a description of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood love Ann Rutledge. For 10 points, name this collection of epigrams about dead residents of the title city by Edgar Lee Masters.
One work in this collection ends with the statement "Degenerate sons and daughters,/ Life is too strong for you-/ It takes life to love life.
{Spoon} River Anthology