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Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg moved to Chicago in 1913 at age thirty five. Sandburg was a newspaper man that turned into a poet and writer. He published his first set of poems in the early 1900s. Some distained his poetry for its vulgar and harsh language. Others praise him for his description of Chicago's brutality, power, ugliness, and energy. Chicago's most oft-heard nickname is "the City of Big Shoulders" which was born in ode to the city, published in 1914. In this poem, he states how Chicago is wicked, crooked and brutal. But, he also states that Chicago is alive with energy, opportunity and accomplishments.
Carl Sandburg moved to Chicago in 1913 at age thirty five. Sandburg was a newspaper man that turned into a poet and writer. He published his first set of poems in the early 1900s. Some distained his poetry for its vulgar and harsh language. Others praise him for his description of Chicago's brutality, power, ugliness, and energy. Chicago's most oft-heard nickname is "the City of Big Shoulders" which was born in ode to the city, published in 1914. In this poem, he states how Chicago is wicked, crooked and brutal. But, he also states that Chicago is alive with energy, opportunity and accomplishments.
