carl sandburg

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Definition of carl sandburg in English English dictionary

a US writer and poet who won Pulitzer Prizes for his books about the life of Abraham Lincoln and for his poetry, which is typically about cities and industry (1878-1967). born Jan. 6, 1878, Galesburg, Ill., U.S. died July 22, 1967, Flat Rock, N.C. U.S. poet, historian, novelist, and folklorist. Sandburg tried many occupations and fought in the Spanish-American War before moving to Chicago in 1913, where he worked in journalism. He won recognition in 1914 with poems, including "Chicago," perhaps his best-known, published in Poetry magazine. His Whitmanesque free verse eulogizing American workers appeared in such volumes as Smoke and Steel (1920) and The People, Yes (1936). The American Songbag (1927) and New American Songbag (1950) collect folk songs he performed. His other works include Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years (1926), Abraham Lincoln: The War Years (1939, Pulitzer Prize), Remembrance Rock (1948), and four children's books, including Rootabaga Stories (1922)

Hyphenation

Carl Sand·burg

Turkish pronunciation

kärl sändbırg

Pronunciation

/ˈkärl ˈsandbərg/ /ˈkɑːrl ˈsændbɜrɡ/