Harvest Poems: 1910-1960

by Carl Sandburg

Overview

A representative selection of poems, culled from the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet’s published verse, plus thirteen poems appearing in book form for the first time. “[Sandburg’s poetry] is independent, honest, direct, lyric, and it endures, clamorous and muted, magical as life itself” (New York Times). Introduction by Mark Van Doren.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780156391252
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/11/1960
Series:	Harvest Book
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

CARL SANDBURG (1878–1967) was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, first in 1940 for his biography of Abraham Lincoln and again in 1951 for Complete Poems. Before becoming known as a poet, he worked as a milkman, an ice harvester, a dishwasher, a salesman, a fireman, and a journalist. Among his classics are the Rootabaga Stories, which he wrote for his young daughters at the beginning of his long and distinguished literary career.