Vachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay
Nicholas Vachel Lindsaywas an American poet. He is considered a founder of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth10 November 1879
CitySpringfield, IL
CountryUnited States of America
echo france hearts miles niagara red thousand three
Fools-to-free-the-world, they go, Primeval hearts from Buffalo. Red cataracts of France to-day Awake, three thousand miles away, An echo of Niagara The cataract of Niagara.
creeping forest golden saw
Then I saw the Congo, creeping through the black,Cutting through the forest with a golden track.
sunrise singing turns
The crooning turns to a sunrise singing.
kindness compassion justice
My life is unjust, but I can strive for justice. My life is unkind, but I can vote for kindness.