The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems (Dodo Press)
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931) was an American poet. His exuberant recitation of some of his work led some critics to compare it to jazz poetry despite his persistent protests. Because of his use of American Midwest themes he also became known as the Prairie Troubador. The Lindsays lived next door to the Illinois Executive Mansion, home of the Governor of Illinois. This location of his childhood home had its influence on Lindsay, and one of his poems, The Eagle Forgotten, eulogizes Illinois governor John P. Altgeld, whom Lindsay admired for his courage in pardoning the anarchists involved in the Haymarket Riot - despite the strong protes…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4099-0404-5
- EAN: 9781409904045
- Produktnummer: 4468247
- Verlag: Lulu Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 84 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.5 cm 136 g
- Gewicht: 136
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