Galesburg, Illinois

influenced thousands of individuals during and after his lifetime. Sandburg wrote The People, Yes in 1936. This collection of poems has defined and depicted many aspects of daily life for the American people during the 1930s. He gave the public his knowledge, wisdom, and hope while he led a simple and quiet life. Critics enjoy analyzing Sandburg’s work because he had so many insightful ideas during the literary era of Modernism. Carl Sandburg was a Pulitzer Prize winner and he is recognized for his well known and inspiring poem collection The People, Yes during the period known as Modernism. One of the great poetic minds of Modernism began to show his creative talents over 130 years ago. Carl Sandburg was born on January 6, 1878 in Galesburg, Illinois. He lived with his parents and siblings while growing up extremely poor. When Carl Sandburg was thirteen he left school to seek work to help the family. He mainly worked odd jobs like washing dishes or physical labor (“Carl Sandburg”). As years passed, Sandburg left home and traveled aimlessly around the country trying to find work. This led him into the military where he served in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American war at the age of eighteen. He met a student that attended Lombard College while he was in Puerto Rico. After many conversations between the two of them, the young man persuaded Sandburg to enroll at Lombard after the war came to an end (“Carl Sandburg”). After Carl Sandburg finished serving in the war he…

Carl Sandburg was one of the greatest poets of his time. He lived from January 6, 1878 to July 22, 1967 (poets.org). During this time, he received three Pulitzer Prizes. These Pulitzer Prizes were for the following, Cornhuskers (1918), Abraham Lincoln: The War Years (1939), and Complete Poems (1950). The techniques he used helped him to earn these prizes. His main techniques used to make his poetry unique and exceptional were his discussion of a wide variety of issues, showing the change in the…

this is an analysis essay of three of Carl Sandburg's poem. I will analyze three poems that Carl Sandburg wrote in different times in his life. Also throughout my realization, I will talk about how he has used countless examples of personification. He uses personification and relates back to his life and home. Carl Sandburg grew up in Galesburg Illinois. His parents emigrated from North Sweden and change their family name from Johnson to Sandburg. His family was very poor which forced him to…

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