Sep 21, 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 1.3 -- "Macon" and "The Falls of Tallulah."
Music by Kevin MacLeod.
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 1.3 -- "Macon" and "The Falls of Tallulah."
Music by Kevin MacLeod.
The mermaid poem was lovely.
Very creative description of \"civilization\" and \"society\".
One hard part of reading the book, shifting gears from prose to poetry and back. But the author did, so I just followed his lead.