The Works Of Poet Carl Sandburg And His Effect On American Poetry

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The Works of Poet Carl Sandburg and His Effect on American Poetry

The Works of Poet Carl Sandburg and His Effect on American Poetry

        The beloved poet, Carl Sandburg, changed the course of American poetry.
He was a poet, novelist, journalist, and songwriter, yet the influence of his
works have not always been acknowledged.  Carl Sandburg's evocations of American
urban and rural life, compassion for people, and his love of nature, through his
works have made an enormous contribution to the American literary scene.
     Carl Sandburg was born on January 6, 1878 to illiterate parents of
Swedish decent in Galesburg, Illinois.  Much of Sandburg's literary works are a
result of his life time observations.  He, more generously than many of his
fellow authors, left a detailed account of his wanderings, his numerous jobs,
his early struggles, and his successes in life.  His own life fascinated
him.(Rogers 19)  Therefore, he felt he wanted to share his fascination with the
people he enjoyed writing about.
     Carl Sandburg is so greatly remembered because his writing was
considerably different from the writing of his contemporaries.  He let his mind
travel, and be free.  His works included the use of free verse, colloquialisms,
an original type of rhythm, and oddly structured, prosaic poetry that emphasized
key phrases and images.(clc 35, 338)  Sandburg was the first of a long line of
poets and authors to use the words and phrases that he created in his poetry.
     Sandburg's style of writing is what changed the course of American
poetry.  Before Sandburg, most poetry and other literary works were considerably
similar, along with dull and boring.  He carried poetry to "new horizons."  He,
many times, wrote of reality, which was not always what people wanted to read,
but it was reality and it had to be dealt with.  This is how his writing became
so known, because he dealt with what was real in our fantasy world.
     Sandburg was not afraid to express his true feelings and thought on
people, society, nature, and life in general.  One of his finest poetic
achievements is a poem called The People, Yes.  It is a poem about people in
life, and everything life entails.  The images in it range from a white man and
an Indian man arguing over who knows more, to why children put beans in their
ears when told not to.  The People, Yes covers everyday dilemmas encountered by
the common man, but have not been expressed, and it is mandated by none other
than Carl Sandburg, the great Am...

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