Slabs of the Sunburnt West

Carl Sandburg

Thirty-two poems about life in the American Midwest, focusing on the city of Chicago, Illinois. Summary by Matt Pierard (1 hr 29 min)

The Windy City
Washington Monument by Night
And So To-day
Black Horizons
Sea Slant
Upstream
Four Steichen Prints
Fins
Beat, Old Heart
Moon Riders
At the Gates of Tombs
Hazardous Occupations
Props
Gypsy Mother
Gold Mud
Crossing the Paces
Couples
Caligari
Feather Lights
Pearl Horizons
Hoof Dusk
Harsk, Harsk
Brancusi
Ambassadors of Grief
Without the Cane and the Derby
The Rakeoff and the Getaway
Two Humpties
Improved Farm Land
Hell on the Wabash
This -- For the Moon -- Yes?
Primer Lesson
Slabs of the Sunburnt West