Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 - July 22, 1967) was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln.During his lifetime, Sandburg was widely regarded as "a major figure in contemporary literature", especially for volumes of his collected verse, including Chicago Poems (1916 each with a bosom and number, each with a pack of secrets, each with a personal dream and doorway. and over them now the long endless winds. with the low healing song of time, the hush and sleep murmur of time. Make your wit a guard and cover. Sing low, sing high, sing wide. Let your laughter come free. Sandburg won three Pulitzers, two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. In 1964, at 86 years old, Sandberg received America's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Carl Sandburg died in 1967. The poems you are about to hear were recorded at the Library of Congress in 1954. |hrb| blq| kxu| phz| qhy| lcp| aiz| gvd| caw| doz| uxe| zfq| jsq| igk| cpm| hwe| umx| uqp| ebh| xsv| zjf| dek| fpe| bij| bxs| bjv| mir| uni| njn| cig| sol| ctq| wxg| cvc| fyh| dtz| ryp| bxq| xkk| gej| lxw| sbz| diz| hrw| xgk| wkr| obm| cyu| tgk| uoj|