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The Poetry of Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg
Narrator Kevin McCarthy, Alfre Woodard, Joel Grey, Robert Foxworth, Jean Smart, Burt Reynolds, Ernie Hudson, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Melissa Manchester, Arte Johnson, Roscoe Lee Browne, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Susan Anspach
Publisher: Phoenix Books, Inc.
Summary
Known as a "poet of the people," Carl Sandburg wrote verses infused with soulfulness and lyric grace, and his work was characterized with a love and compassion for the common man. Here is a collection of nearly 100 of his best poems, including "Chicago," "Fog," "To a Contemporary Bunkshooter," "Masses," and "The Great Hunt," as well as other verses featuring themes like love, war, death, loneliness, immigrant life, and the beauty of nature. These early poems— which earned him enormous popularity in the 1920s and '30s— are read here by Susan Anspach, Roscoe Lee Browne, Robert Foxworth, Elliott Gould, Joel Grey, Ernie Hudson, Arte Johnson, Melissa Manchester, Kevin McCarthy, Carl Reiner, Burt Reynolds, Jean Smart, Alfre Woodard, and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Duration: about 2 hours (01:34:12) Publishing date: 1996-01-01; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 1996. Copyright Statment: —
