{"product_id":"chicago-poems-paperback","title":"Chicago Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarl Sandburg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow considered possibly Illinois' greatest poet, Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) saw himself as a bard of the working class. \u003ci\u003eChicago Poems \u003c\/i\u003ebrought him to national attention and is one of the few Chicago classics that can also be termed an American classic. It includes such famous poems as \"Chicago\" and \"Fog,\" as well as many others whose subjects range from the lives of ordinary citizens to city scenes and World War I. Written in powerful free verse, the poems are notable for their realistic portrayal of the struggle of working people and their focus on the lyric beauty of the urban environment. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChicago Poems (1916) brought Carl Sandburg to national attention, and it remains one of the most widely known volumes of American poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Sandburg, \u003c\/b\u003e born in Galesburg, Illinois, won the Pulitzer Prize for \u003ci\u003eComplete Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (1950). \u003cb\u003eJohn E. Hallwas, \u003c\/b\u003e professor of English at Western Illinois University, is the editor of \u003ci\u003eIllinois Literature: The Nineteenth Century.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8 x 5.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684949069887,"sku":"9780252062346","price":24.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3aca26a83ceba58cea72e1881c46bfc6.webp?v=1764969296","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/chicago-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}