A Poetry Collection

by Carl Sandburg

Carl Sandburg, known as the "Poet of the People", found beauty in ordinary language and in ordinary Americans. This recording, made at the home of a friend, contains his masterpieces, which he reads "with superb understatement, nuance, and phrasing" (Horn Book).

3 pages, Audio Cassette

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

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."

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Reviews

[Murray · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve loved Sandburg’s poetry since I read Fog at nine. People compare him to Frost but no, their style and approach is completely different.

Sandburg’s images are strong and colorful and he writes of the everyday life in cities and on farms. If you know any classical music, I’d say Fanfare for the Common Man is a soundtrack for much of his work.

The fog comes on little cat 🐈 feet.

It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches

And then moves on.