Results tagged “carl sandburg”

Languages by Carl Sandburg There are no handles upon a language Whereby men take hold of it And mark it with signs for its remembrance. It is a river, this language, Once in a thousand years Breaking a new course… Read More »

Listen to the Podcast Dream Girl by Carl Sandburg You will come one day in a waver of love, Tender as dew, impetuous as rain, The tan of the sun will be on your skin, The purr of the breeze… Read More »

Listen to the Podcast POEMS DONE ON A LATE NIGHT CAR by Carl Sandburg I. CHICKENS I am The Great White Way of the city: When you ask what is my desire, I answer: “Girls fresh as country wild flowers,… Read More »

Today we read Dreams in the Dusk for your pleasure. Also from Chicago Poems, I think this poem captures the essence of fall, the dusk of the day when things go silent and a tear falls down our cheek. Dreams… Read More »

A poetry reading taken from Chicago Poems by Carl Sandburg. Enjoy! Gypsy by Carl Sandburg I asked a gypsy pal To imitate an old image And speak old wisdom. She drew in her chin, Made her neck and head The… Read More »

Welcome to Manufactured Podcasts, a new experiment from the folks behind Manufactured Environments. For this first podcast, I read Carl Sandburg’s poem Happiness. Happiness by Carl Sandburg I asked professors who teach the meaning of life to tell me what… Read More »