Carl Sandburg

This was Carl Sandburg's breakthrough book. It is easy to see how it draws directly on Sandburg's life in Chicago, as it speaks powerfully of the specific character of that city and begins with his famous poem that names Chicago as the "City of the...

Carl Sandburg fixed his eyes on the people of his time and place. He ignored or scorned the wealthy, the comfortable, the complacent, the powerful and those who serve them; he had no time for the ruling class. His eyes were open to the immigrant, the...

Carl Sandburg's collection of 103 poems that earned a Pulitzer Prize Special Letters Award in 1919. Author - Carl Sandburg. Narrator - LibriVox Community. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

As our weekly poem of 30-July-2006, “Jazz Fantasia” was a special challenge because it isn’t just about jazz, it IS jazz. The rhythm is central, but not so clearly defined, so we had to play around and improvise. Every reading is unique! (Summary by...

Carl Sandburg is beloved by generations of children for his Rootabaga Stories and Rootabaga Pigeons (which is not in the public domain), a series of whimsical, sometimes melancholy stories he originally created for his own daughters. The Rootabaga...

This is Carl Sandburg's fourth collection of poetry.His signature style, a rough-and-ready free verse that often transforms into poetic prose, is in full view.Like Whitman before him and like Masters and Frost in his own time, he puts his focus...

This is Carl Sandburg's third book of poetry and his largest. It is also the most wide-ranging.The title, Smoke and Steel, suggests the steel industry he knew in Chicago, Gary, and Pittsburgh, but he writes about many other things as well. His...

Known as a "poet of the people," Carl Sandburg wrote verses infused with soulfulness and lyric grace, and his work was characterized with a love and compassion for the common man. Here is a collection of nearly 100 of his best poems, including...