Early Poetry of 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...

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 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...

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...