Today is the birthday of the great American poet Carl Sandburg (1878-1967). I am exhilarated by his populism, though time has proven the inefficacy of his socialist beliefs. Sandburg’s three volume biography of Lincoln is one of my most cherished reading experiences; and I return to his American Songbag regularly for inspiration. In No Applause, I mentioned The [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:50AM on January 6, 2013