Length1h 49m
About this audiobook
A collection of innovative and rhythmic poems by Vachel Lindsay, including “The Congo,” which explores themes of cultural identity and social justice. This work is notable for its unique style and evocative imagery, capturing the vibrancy of early 20th-century poetry.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length1 hr 49 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1914
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1By Vachel Lindsay
28Two Easter Stanzas
2The Congo And Other Poems
29The Traveller-heart
3First Section ~~ Poems Intended To Be Read Aloud, Or Chanted
30The North Star Whispers To The Blacksmith's Son
4The Santa Fe Trail
31Third Section ~~ A Miscellany Called
5The Firemen's Ball
32The Sun Says His Prayers
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6The Master Of The Dance
33Popcorn, Glass Balls, And Cranberries (as It Were)
7The Mysterious Cat
34How A Little Girl Danced
8A Dirge For A Righteous Kitten
35In Praise Of Songs That Die
9Yankee Doodle
36Factory Windows Are Always Broken
10The Black Hawk War Of The Artists
37To Mary Pickford
11The Jingo And The Minstrel
38Blanche Sweet
12I Heard Immanuel Singing
39Sunshine
13Second Section ~~ Incense
40An Apology For The Bottle Volcanic
14A Rhyme About An Electrical Advertising Sign
41When Gassy Thompson Struck It Rich
15In Memory Of A Child
42Rhymes For Gloriana
16Galahad, Knight Who Perished
43Fourth Section ~~ Twenty Poems In Which The Moon Is The Principal Figure Of Speech
17The Leaden-eyed
44First Section: Moon Poems For The Children/fairy-tales For The Children
18An Indian Summer Day On The Prairie
45Second Section: The Moon Is A Mirror
19The Hearth Eternal
46Fifth Section
20The Soul Of The City Receives The Gift Of The Holy Spirit
47II. A Curse For Kings
21By The Spring, At Sunset
48III. Who Knows?
22I Went Down Into The Desert
49IV. To Buddha
23Love And Law
50V. The Unpardonable Sin
24The Perfect Marriage
51VI. Above The Battle's Front
25Darling Daughter Of Babylon
52VII. Epilogue. Under The Blessing Of Your Psyche Wings
26The Amaranth
53Biographical Note:
27The Alchemist's Petition
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