Length3h 8m
About this audiobook
A stirring, complex reflection on national identity, forged in the crucible of conflict and fueled by an unyielding belief in the American democratic experiment. These verses soar with optimistic visions of unity and progress, yet remain grounded in the tragic sacrifices required to preserve a fractured union. The poet’s voice becomes the conscience of a nation, mourning its fallen heroes while looking forward to a harmonious future. This collection resonates with a raw, fierce love of country that transcends simple jingoism to touch the very soul of a people.
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GenrePoetry
Length3 hrs 8 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 5, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THICK-SPRINKLED BUNTING
26MEMORIES OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN
2BEAT! BEAT! DRUMS!
27WHEN LILACS LAST IN THE DOORYARD BLOOM'D
3CITY OF SHIPS
28O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!
4A MARCH IN THE RANKS HARD-PREST, AND THE ROAD UNKNOWN
29HUSH'D BE THE CAMPS TO-DAY
5COME UP FROM THE FIELDS FATHER
30ASHES OF SOLDIERS
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6A TWILIGHT SONG
31PENSIVE ON HER DEAD GAZING
7A SIGHT IN CAMP IN THE DAYBREAK GRAY AND DIM
32III
8YEAR THAT TREMBLED AND REEL'D BENEATH ME
33POEMS OF AMERICA
9FIRST O SONGS FOR A PRELUDE
34I HEAR AMERICA SINGING
10SONG OF THE BANNER AT DAYBREAK
35PIONEERS! O PIONEERS!
11THE DYING VETERAN
36SONG OF THE BROAD-AXE
12THE WOUND-DRESSER
37GIVE ME THE SPLENDID SILENT SUN
13DIRGE FOR TWO VETERANS
38FACES
14FROM FAR DAKOTA'S CAÑONS
39O MAGNET-SOUTH
15OLD WAR-DREAMS
40BY BROAD POTOMAC'S SHORE
16DELICATE CLUSTER
41OUR OLD FEUILLAGE!
17TO A CERTAIN CIVILIAN
42A BROADWAY PAGEANT
18ADIEU TO A SOLDIER
43THE PRAIRIE STATES
19LONG, TOO LONG AMERICA
44IV
20II
45POEMS OF DEMOCRACY
21POEMS OF AFTER-WAR
46TO FOREIGN LANDS
22WEAVE IN, MY HARDY LIFE
47TO THEE OLD CAUSE
23HOW SOLEMN AS ONE BY ONE
48FOR YOU O DEMOCRACY
24SPIRIT WHOSE WORK IS DONE
49THOU MOTHER WITH THY EQUAL BROOD
25THE RETURN OF THE HEROES
50WHAT BEST I SEE IN THEE
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