Sep 18, 2008
Amazon:
Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity
(Paperbound)
A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.
True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & '70s?
Part 1.2 -- Second Story "The Man with the Apple Green Eyes"
Music by Kevin MacLeod.
Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)
A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.
True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & '70s?
Part 1.2 -- Second Story "The Man with the Apple Green Eyes"
Music by Kevin MacLeod.
Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)
I think the train conductor sounds like some people I know today, unfortunately.
This was a fun little snapshot of the different kinds of people one can meet on a train.
You could meet them then, at least, when you were dependent on the kindness of strangers.