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The Congo and Other Poems
Vachel Lindsay
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The Congo is one of the best-known poems by American poet Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931). It was revolutionary in its use of sounds and rhythms — as sounds and rhythms — and includes elaborate annotations to guide its spoken performance.
The Congo is one of the best-known poems by American poet Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931). It was revolutionary in its use of sounds and rhythms — as sounds and rhythms — and includes elaborate annotations to guide its spoken performance.
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Community Reviews
That rhythmic, towering, well-known five star declamatory marvel, The Congo, clearly overshadows the rest of this collection of poetry.
The Firemen´s Ball held my interest, with its unusual reference to a cleansing, buddhist fire at its metaphorical center, as did four of the whimsical and wry Moon p
You can feel the influence this had on Tom Waits.
Vachel Lindsay's poetic career really launched when he hiked from Illinois to New Mexico, carrying with him copies of his pamphlet, "Poems to be Traded for Bread". That he actually made it across the country in this way is due not only to the poems, but to his performances of them. And it was, appar
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The Congo & Master of the Dance were very good. The others were alright
The works of Vachel Lindsay are living proof that poetry is made to be read aloud. Just start The Congo and you will find yourself reading it aloud by the end. To read his anti-poetry is to read some soul winning passionate poetry. A real abolitionist.