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Vachel

American  
[vey-chuhl] / ˈveɪ tʃəl /

noun

  1. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “little cow.”


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My father, a true son of Sangamon County, would despair to know his own boy, with whom he strolled the grounds of Lincoln’s tomb trading lines from Vachel Lindsay, would make such a sloppy error.

From Fox News Feb. 13, 2019

Hiram College is home to the Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature, which is named for two poets, Vachel Lindsay and Hart Crane.

From The New Yorker Feb. 2, 2017

Hummer and Slate poetry editor Robert Pinsky will be joining in the discussion of Vachel Lindsay's poems this week.

From Slate Dec. 27, 2011

Canadian-born Superintendent Vachel of the CID is called in to investigate.

From The Guardian Jun. 30, 2010

Vachel Lindsay, of Springfield, Illinois, is best known for his efforts to restore the vocal tradition to poetry.

From General William Booth Enters into Heaven : and other poems by Vachel Lindsay

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