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Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg was a man of many talents. No other poet of his time was as widely read and heard as he was. Sandburg's audiences loved to hear his poetry readings, singing of American folk ballads, and playing his guitar to lyrics he had written. He was an all around wonderful entertainer whether by live or through poetic entertainment. He wrote books upon books full of the poetry that he loved so much. Poetry about life, the land, women, death, love, the list goes on and on. He had a way about his writing that made it appealing to everyone. Not only was Sandburg's works intriguing, but his unusual life was also.
Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois on January 6, 1878 to August Sandburg and Clara Anderson. Both August and Clara were Swedish immigrants who came to the United States separately. They met one another while Clara worked as a hotel chambermaid and August was a blacksmith for the Quincy Railroad. Throughout his entire life, August never learned to write yet he could read his Swedish bible and did so
every night. Carl on the other hand learned the alphabet when he was in primer school. At first he found reading incredibly boring because he was forced to read books about thing like women's tea parties. Several years later, however, he would receive a public library card and become an avid reader focusing on history and geography.
In Sandburg's younger years, his lifestyle was very individualistic, in speech, manners, opinions, and artistic expression (Crowder 47). His clothes never seemed to fit properly, and he kind of gave off a theatrical feel, which was in character with the role he played in lecturing and singing ballads. For Sandburg, clothes were never more than a practical necessity. He cared more about his interests than material things or even school. That's why when Sandburg was thirteen he dropped out of school to work.
Carl had a variety of short term jobs...
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