Chicago Poems

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Published in 1916 </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Chicago Poems</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> was the first poetry book by Carl Sandburg to be accepted by a major publisher. These poems are not only about Chicago but the United States its workers freedoms natural beauty and ideals. Sandburg uses a free verse style influenced by Walt Whitman with simple words and clear messages.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In this new edition by American publisher Yellow Leaf Press historical information is added about the author and his life and impact on American literature. </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Chicago Poems</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> helped Sandburg win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for his </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Collected Poems</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. This classic American poetry book is written in a timeless style admired by fellow writers such as Amy Lowell and H.L. Mencken.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Carl Sandburg was more than the voice of America more than the poet of its strength and genius. He was America. President Lyndon B. Johnson</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Newly added in this edition:</span></p><ul><li><span style=color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Historical background information about </span><em style=color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Chicago Poems </em><span style=color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>and biography of Carl Sandburg</span></li></ul><p></p><p></p>