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2017-12-29
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Slabs of the Sunburnt West

Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)

Thirty-two poems about life in the American Midwest, focusing on the city of Chicago, Illinois. Summary by Matt Pierard

Genre(s): Single author

Language: English

Keyword(s): Americana (47), Chicago (21), free verse (9)

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Play 02 Washington Monument by Night Eva Davis (d. 2025)
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Play 03 And So To-day Nemo
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Play 04 Black Horizons Nemo
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Play 07 Four Steichen Prints Eva Davis (d. 2025)
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Play 08 Fins Eva Davis (d. 2025)
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Play 11 At the Gates of Tombs Eva Davis (d. 2025)
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Play 18 Caligari Eva Davis (d. 2025)
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Play 19 Feather Lights Eva Davis (d. 2025)
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Play 20 Pearl Horizons Nemo
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Play 21 Hoof Dusk Nemo
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Play 22 Harsk, Harsk Eva Davis (d. 2025)
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Play 23 Brancusi VfkaBT
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Play 24 Ambassadors of Grief Eva Davis (d. 2025)
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Play 25 Without the Cane and the Derby Eva Davis (d. 2025)
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Play 26 The Rakeoff and the Getaway Eva Davis (d. 2025)
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Play 27 Two Humpties Eva Davis (d. 2025)
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Play 28 Improved Farm Land Nemo
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Play 29 Hell on the Wabash Nemo
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Play 30 This -- For the Moon -- Yes? Eva Davis (d. 2025)
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Play 31 Primer Lesson Eva Davis (d. 2025)
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Play 32 Slabs of the Sunburnt West Nemo
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