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Nov 2, 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 2.2, "A Mendicant Pilgrimage in the East."  Includes the last part of "A Temple Made With Hands."

Music by Kevin MacLeod.



Jen from Inside My Head
over fourteen years ago

Well this part sure was colorful!

Grizzly Smith
over fourteen years ago

You\'re making me wish I had time to go back and listen myself. Thanks!