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Carl Sandburg

“The Four Brothers,” Sandburg

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

The Four Brothers Notes for War Songs (November, 1917) Make war songs out of these; Make chants that repeat and weave. Make rhythms up to the ragtime chatter of the machine guns; Make slow-booming psalms up to the boom of … Continue reading →

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“Buttons,” Carl Sandburg

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Buttons I have been watching the war map slammed up for advertising in front of the newspaper office. Buttons—red and yellow buttons—blue and black buttons—are shoved back and forth across the map. A laughing young man, sunny with freckles, Climbs … Continue reading →

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Carl Sandburg, "Among the Red Guns"

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

Among the Red Guns After waking at dawn one morning when the wind sang low among dry leaves in an elm Among the red guns, In the hearts of soldiers Running free blood In the long, long campaign: Dreams go … Continue reading →

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