What can be gained from poetry? As Carl Sandburg proves, poetry can be used as a vehicle for social reform.
I made this documentary as part of an English project and editted it on PowerDirector 9.0.
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Carl Sandburg | |
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Sandburg in 1955 |
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Born | January 6, 1878 Galesburg, Illinois |
Died | July 22, 1967 (aged 89) Flat Rock, North Carolina |
Occupation | Journalist, author |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | Swedish |
Alma mater | Lombard College |
Notable work(s) | Abraham Lincoln: The War Years, Rootabaga Stories |
Notable award(s) | Three Pulitzer Prizes |
Spouse(s) | Lilian Steichen |
Children | Margaret, Helga, and Janet |
Carl Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American writer and editor, best known for his poetry. He was the recipient of threePulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and another for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. H. L. Mencken called Sandburg “indubitably an American in every pulse-beat”.