The Life And Work of Vachel Lindsay
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- In the heart of our country stands the home of Vachel Lindsay; poet, illustrator, and pioneering film critic. From his lifelong base of Springfield, Illinois, Lindsay traveled America, thrilling early twentieth-century audiences with his powerful spoken-word performances. In his lifetime, Lindsay rose to international fame. Today, his words continue to inspire people of all ages. This is a film created for State Historic Sites Springfield and The Vachel Lindsay Association by The Storyteller Studios.
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I became familiar with one of Vachel Lindsay's poems, "The Moon's the North Wind's Cooky (What the Little Girl Said)" by fantastic serendipity.
I had to take a NYC subway daily, on my way to work, and used to read the poem daily, twice a day, as it had been placed among commercial posters. Having a 7-year old daughter and a newly born son, I decided to copy the poem for my children, line by line, and printed it for them, in an attractive, bold, font and read it to them by the moon.
Later on, in the school district where I worked, I used to read the poem to elementary school children. One of the many creative teachers in whose classroom I read, took it one step further and had her students write two poems, "My imitation," and, "My poem," and "publish" them into a classroom book "by Vachel Lindsay and Ms. Xxx's Students." I kept the book and, tomorrow, I'll be introducing it to my 5-month old granddaughter.
For me, this has been an incredible circular and cyclical experience because, as a foreign exchange student, at 17 years of age, I was a senior at Pittsfield H.S., in Pittsfield Illinois, hardly one hour from Springfield, Illinois, where Vachel was born!
Absolutely delightful !! I loved this little history of a man who was true to himself. As well, I loved being reminded that there are many, many Americans who don't "improve" how they look, who have values other than money.
I'm eternally puzzled by the fact that you don't call him Nicholas, but use the first part of his double surname as if it were his given name: I wish someone would explain this to an Aussie ...
Vachel preferred to be called Vachel. His son Nicholas Vachel Lindsay told us this when he visited Springfield Illinois many year ago.
@@KevinPurcell-g1e Thanks very much !! - another small mystery solved with help from a kind person !
I’m related thru his wife.
I’m also a poet and write children’s books.