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Vachel Lindsay


Born
in Springfield, IL, The United States
November 10, 1879

Died
December 05, 1931

Genre
Poetry


Vachel Lindsay was an American poet responsible for pioneering modern singing poetry. His most famous work is "The Congo" which clearly exhibits his focus on sound in his poetry, using onomotopeia to imitate the pounding drums and chants of Congo's indigenous people.
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Average rating: 3.6 · 449 ratings · 62 reviews · 199 distinct works • Similar authors
The Congo and Other Poems
3.74 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1914 — 112 editions
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The Art of the Moving Picture
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3.54 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1915 — 161 editions
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Collected Poems by Vachel L...
3.85 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1923 — 32 editions
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The Chinese Nightingale and...
3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1917 — 102 editions
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General William Booth Enter...
3.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — 79 editions
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The Golden Book of Springfi...
2.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1920 — 68 editions
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Abraham Lincoln Walks at Mi...
3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions
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A Handy Guide For Beggars: ...
3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2007 — 100 editions
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Adventures While Preaching ...
3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2007 — 88 editions
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Johnny Appleseed and Other ...
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3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1928 — 18 editions
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“They tried to get me—I got them first!”
― Vachel Lindsay
tags: suicide-note
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“Except the Christ be born again tonight
In dreams of all men, saints and sons of shame,
The world will never see his kingdom bright.
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― Vachel Lindsay
tags: christmas
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“I am unjust, but I can strive for justice. My life's unkind, but I can vote for kindness. I, the unloving, say life should be lovely. I, that am blind, cry out against my blindness.”
― Vachel Lindsay
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