Free verse poems of known American writer Carl August Sandburg celebrated American people, geography, and industry; alongside his six-volume biography Abraham Lincoln (1926-1939), his collections of poetry include Smoke and Steel (1920).
This best editor won Pulitzer Prizes. Henry Louis Mencken called Carl Sandburg "indubitably an American in every pulse-beat."
Gather the stars if you wish it so, Gather the songs and keep them, Gather the faces of women, Gather for keeping years and years, And Then... Loosen your hands. Let go and say goodbye; Let the stars and songs go, Let the faces and years go, Loosen your hand and say goodbye.