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The Congo is a piece made by Lindsay

2007-10-10 04:45:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities Books & Authors

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2007-10-14 03:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, as he was known at birth, came into this world on November 10, 1879. He was the son of a well-known physician who felt so guilty after three of his daughters died of scarlet fever that he installed a bathroom in his home. He feared that he might have brought the disease into his own household and forever after repaired directly to the bathroom when returning home to do a thorough washing up before mixing with what remained of his family. Vachel Lindsay was largely brought up by his mother who fondled and pampered him.


For the most part, Vachel Lindsay’s poetry is forgotten. The few people who know of his work are aware of his “Congo,” a racist diatribe based on African dance rhythms, and “General William Booth Enters Into Heaven,” a lengthy evangelical poem about the founder of the Salvation Army. Unfortunately, the ardent nature of these poems has cast Lindsay as a fanatic, and the characterization has never been lifted.


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2007-10-10 05:38:17 · answer #2 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0 1

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