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Born in January 6, 1878 / Died in July 22, 1967 / United States / English

Poems by Carl Sandburg

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Hemlock and Cedar

... d wool yarn of Oscar’s stocking cap is seen from the shingle mill to the ridge of hemlock and cedar ...

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High Conspiratorial Person

... l wring one reluctant desperate drop of blood, one honest-to-God spot of red speaking a mother-heart ...

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Hits and Runs

... was hoarse calling balls and strikes and outs and the umpire’s throat fought in the dust for a song ...

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Hoodlums

... t us kill, kill, kill—for the torsoes of the women are tireless and the loins of the men are strong ...

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Horse Fiddle

... ve nothing of it all, pay me nothing, open your window for the other singers and keep it shut for me ...

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Horses and Men in Rain

... Launcelot, the hero, and Roland, the hero, and all the olden golden men who rode horses in the rain ...

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House

... they went,” says Joe, and the January wind howls and the zero air weaves laces on the window glass ...

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How Much?

... This is the way the wind measures the weather ...

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How Yesterday Looked

... The old men in the shanties looked on and lit their ...

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Hydrangeas

... petals. Waiting, they look over the fence for what ...

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I Sang

... I sang O reckless free-hearted ...

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Ice Handler

... pair of fists. He spends a dollar or so every Saturday night on a two ...

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Illinois Farmer

... beard zero mornings when the snow lay white on the yellow ears in the bushel basket at the corncrib, ...

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In a Back Alley

... Dead lover of boys, what do you ask for now ...

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In a Breath

... large cool sponges, large cool fishes, large cool valleys ...