Sandburg
Americannoun
noun
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Which city was described as the “City of the Big Shoulders” by poet Carl Sandburg?
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2024
Just where Chicago goes from here is unknown, but the city, once celebrated by the poet Carl Sandburg as the “city of big shoulders,” sees big challenges ahead.
From Scientific American • Jun. 27, 2022
The bronze likeness of Galesburg’s most famous native, the poet Carl Sandburg, stands watch at the other end.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2021
He quoted from a Carl Sandburg poem, discussed the ancient warrior queen Tomyris and related a folk tale told by his grandmother.
From Washington Post • May 27, 2021
The city was, in the words of famed poet Carl Sandburg, “fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action.”
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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