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thigh-bone beating on a tin-pan gong…
1922…People were dubious about spending twenty-five cents a ticket just to see a poet, but then they tended to be somewhat softened, mollified, by the fact that Lindsay also delivered temperance lectures which appeased the many dry-fanatics at the time. … Continue reading
hearing the boom of the blood-lust song…
After the seven minutes of gymnastics reqired to complete the poem, “The Congo”, the piece de resistance of the Vachel Lindsay repertoire, Lindsay was hoarse and dripping with sweat, and the audience was almost as exhausted. The wind-up inevitably brought … Continue reading
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