The Poetry of Carl Sandburg |
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Author:
| Sandburg, Carl |
Narrated by:
| Anspach, Susan Browne, Roscoe Lee Foxworth, Robert Gould, Elliott Grey, Joey Hudson, Ernie Johnson, Arte Manchester, Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Reiner, Carl Reynolds, Burt Smart, Jean Woodard, Alfre Zimbalist Jr, Efrem |
ISBN: | 978-1-61467-598-3 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1996 |
Publisher: | Phoenix Books, Inc.
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Book Format: | Downloadable and online audio file |
List Price: | USD $14.95USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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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 "Chicago," "Fog," "To a Contemporary Bunkshooter," "Masses," and "The Great Hunt," as well as other verses featuring themes like love, war, death, loneliness, immigrant life, and the beauty of nature. These early poems-- which earned him enormous...
More DescriptionKnown 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 "Chicago," "Fog," "To a Contemporary Bunkshooter," "Masses," and "The Great Hunt," as well as other verses featuring themes like love, war, death, loneliness, immigrant life, and the beauty of nature. These early poems-- which earned him enormous popularity in the 1920s and '30s-- are read here by Susan Anspach, Roscoe Lee Browne, Robert Foxworth, Elliott Gould, Joel Grey, Ernie Hudson, Arte Johnson, Melissa Manchester, Kevin McCarthy, Carl Reiner, Burt Reynolds, Jean Smart, Alfre Woodard, and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.