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Sandburg

[sand-burg, san-]

noun

  1. Carl, 1878–1967, U.S. poet and biographer.



Sandburg

/ ˈsændbɜːɡ, ˈsænbɜːɡ /

noun

  1. Carl. 1878–1967, US writer, noted esp for his poetry, often written in free verse

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Thus the poet Carl Sandburg’s version of an ancient lawyer’s adage in his epic poem, “The People, Yes.”

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It has its psychological roots in works like Carl Sandburg’s "The People, Yes," and ultimately derives from the delusion of American exceptionalism.

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Carl Sandburg needed to calm down about Chicago.

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So did Lincoln biographer Carl Sandburg, who said they “seem entirely authentic.”

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And in 1988, Chase-Riboud’s second poetry collection, “Portrait of a Nude Woman as Cleopatra,” won her the Carl Sandburg prize for best American poet.

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