FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Martha Jane Downey October 23, 2017 OFFICE: (309) 342-2361 [email protected]

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Martha Jane Downey October 23, 2017 OFFICE: (309) 342-2361 Bishophill@Mymctc.Net

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Bruce Rauner, Governor One Natural Resources Way ∙ Springfield, Illinois 62702-1271 Wayne Rosenthal, Director www.dnr.illinois.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Martha Jane Downey October 23, 2017 OFFICE: (309) 342-2361 [email protected] “Folk Songs You Never Sang in Grade School” to be Performed at the Sandburg Songbag Concert Series Keith Reins and Tara McGovern return to the Songbag Concert Series November 12 at Sandburg Historic Site GALESBURG, IL –One folk musician’s effort to document and share folk songs not heard in grade school will performed at the November 12 Sandburg Songbag Concert, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site in Galesburg. Keith Reins became obsessed with traditional music after a brief flirtation with rock ’n’ roll piano in high school. His project, “Folk Songs You Never Sang in Grade School,” began with an endowment allowing him to research and write about traditional songs, song craft and balladry. The result is ten essays, an interactive website, a performance, and an album. The website is www.folksongsyouneversang.com. Tara McGovern has been a fiddler since the age of 3. Her Irish roots, along with classical and jazz training, account for her unique style. She has performed with the Beggarmen and has a degree in music therapy. Keith Reins’ and Tara McGovern’s performance will be in the Sandburg Site’s Barn, 313 E. Third Street, Galesburg. The show starts at 4 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. with a break for refreshments around 5 p.m. A donation of $5 per person is suggested. This concert is sponsored by the Carl Sandburg Historic Site Association and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Carl Sandburg State Historic Site will host a special Carl Sandburg Birthday Concert on Saturday, Jan. 6 at 2 p.m. David Nagler has set “Chicago Poems” to music and will be performing this dynamic new interpretation of Sandburg’s poetry. February 11, 2018 will begin the Spring Sandburg Songbag Concert Series with Sally Weisenburg and Don Berbaum performing. Carl Sandburg was a collector and performer of America’s folk songs. The series is named in honor of Sandburg’s book “The American Songbag,” published in 1927. The Carl Sandburg State Historic Site includes the home where the famed poet and biographer was born. For more information, visit www.sandburg.org. The Sandburg site is operated by the Illinois Department Natural Resources. Photos—Keith Reins and Tara McGovern Follow the IDNR on Facebook and Twitter .

Copy Link

Recommended publications

“The People, Yes – Carl Sandburg”
“The People, Yes – Carl Sandburg” A Sermon Delivered by Rev. Bruce Southworth, Senior Minister, at The Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, on Sunday, October 14, 2012 READINGS In his volume THE PEOPLE, YES, Carl Sandburg meditates upon human nature, and sometimes asks questions like Socrates, here reflecting his Social Democrat convictions: In the night and the mist the voices meet as the clash of steel on steel Over the rights of possession and control and the points: what is mine? what is yours? and who says so? (37, p. 481) The heart is always a pervasive theme, as when he observes: Here is a thing my heart wishes the world had more of: I heard it in the air of one night when I listened To a mother singing softly to a child restless and angry in the darkness. (COMPLETE POEMS, p. 62) The final reading comes from the preface to Sandburg’s THE COMPLETE POEMS. At the age of six, as my fingers first found how to shape the alphabet, I decided to become a person of letters. At the age of ten I had scrawled letters on slates, on paper, on boxes and walls and I formed an ambition to become a sign-painter. At twenty I was an American soldier in Puerto Rico writing letters printed on the home town paper. At twenty-one I went to West Point, being a classmate of Douglas MacArthur and Ulysses S. Grant III - for two weeks - returning home after passing in spelling, geography, history, failing in arithmetic and grammar.
[Show full text]
Carl Sandburg Home U.S
National Park Service Carl Sandburg Home U.S. Department of the Interior Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Something About Sandburg A National Park Service Curriculum-Based Program for Middle Schools Dear Educator, Thank you for making reservations for the Something About Sandburg middle school program at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, the first such site to honor an American poet. This 240- acre estate epitomizes the simplicity of life enjoyed by the Sandburgs for 22 years in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Below you will find a list of ways to make your time here as enjoyable as the Sandburg’s: Confirmation: This confirmation must be sent back two weeks prior to the reserved date or the date will be forfeited. Time: Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the first scheduled tour time on your agenda. In order to avoid program delays or cancellations, your group must be at the designated starting point on time. Arrival: Upon arriving at the park there will be a ranger or volunteer to meet your group and escort the group to the amphitheater for an introduction. *ATTENTION: The walk up the hill to the house is 0.3 miles; ascending 100feet of moderately steep terrain. Late Arrival: Arrival at the main parking lot 20 minutes or less before your first scheduled event will result in a forfeiture of that component of the program. Cancellations: If you must cancel your program, please notify the park at (828) 693- 4178 as soon as possible, giving another group the chance to reserve the date.
[Show full text]
Exploring the Complex Political Ideology Of
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Texas A&M University RECOVERING CARL SANDBURG: POLITICS, PROSE, AND POETRY AFTER 1920 A Dissertation by EVERT VILLARREAL Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY August 2006 Major Subject: English RECOVERING CARL SANDBURG: POLITICS, PROSE, AND POETRY AFTER 1920 A Dissertation by EVERT VILLARREAL Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Approved by: Chair of Committee, William Bedford Clark Committee Members, Clinton J. Machann Marco A. Portales David Vaught Head of Department, Paul A. Parrish August 2006 Major Subject: English iii ABSTRACT Recovering Carl Sandburg: Politics, Prose, and Poetry After 1920. (August 2006) Evert Villarreal, B.A., The University of Texas-Pan American; M.A., The University of Texas-Pan American Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. William Bedford Clark Chapter I of this study is an attempt to articulate and understand the factors that have contributed to Carl Sandburg’s declining trajectory, which has led to a reputation that has diminished significantly in the twentieth century. I note that from the outset of his long career of publication – running from 1904 to 1963 – Sandburg was a literary outsider despite (and sometimes because of) his great public popularity though he enjoyed a national reputation from the early 1920s onward. Chapter II clarifies how Carl Sandburg, in various ways, was attempting to re- invent or re-construct American literature.
[Show full text]
2015-16 Carl Sandburg College
Carl Sandburg College 1 History Carl Sandburg College is named for Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Lincoln biographer Carl Sandburg, who was born and raised in Galesburg. The son of Swedish immigrant parents, Sandburg was born Jan. 6, 1878, in a small cottage near the rail yards where his father worked. The cottage, on Galesburg's south side, is preserved today as an Illinois historical site. Sandburg published numerous volumes, including Chicago Poems; Cornhuskers; Rootabaga Stories; The People, Yes; Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years; and Always the Young Strangers. He received two Pulitzer Prizes — in history, for his Abraham Lincoln: The War Years (1939), and in poetry, for his Collected Poems (1951). The central theme throughout Sandburg's works is his belief in the essential goodness and drive of the common man and woman. His writing is full of optimism for the future of the human race. Carl Sandburg and his mentor, Professor Philip Green Wright of Lombard College, also located in Galesburg, envisioned the establishment of "a People's Industrial College, where people of all ages would be taught, in addition to literature, philosophy, sociology, science, music, and art, something about industry and farming, such as agriculture, horticulture, bee culture, cabinet-making, metalworking, pottery, architecture, printing and publishing, and bookbinding." (From Margaret Sandburg's unpublished manuscript Biography of Carl Sandburg.) The two men felt that this "People's College" should be located by a river or on a lake. Though Sandburg died in 1967, the College's ties with its namesake remain strong. In 1979, the late Helga Sandburg, Carl's youngest daughter, was awarded the College's first honorary associate degree.
[Show full text]
Chicago Poems by Carl Sandburg)
CHICAGO POEMS By Carl Sandburg Originally published by Henry Holt and Company, New York This digital reprint published by E S P Electronic Scholarly Publishing http://www.esp.org Electronic Scholarly Publishing Project Series Editor: Robert J. Robbins The Electronic Scholarly Publishing project has received support from the ELSI component of the United States Department of Energy Human Genome Project. ESP also welcomes help from volunteers and collaborators, who recommend works for publication, provide access to original materials, and assist with technical and production work. If you are interested in volunteering, or are otherwise interested in the project, contact the series editor: [email protected]. Bibliographical Note This ESP edition, first electronically published in 2003, is a newly typeset, unabridged version, based on the 1916 edition published by Henry Holt and Company. Production Credits Scanning of originals: ESP staff OCRing of originals: ESP staff Typesetting: ESP staff Proofreading/Copyediting: ESP staff Graphics work: ESP staff Copyfitting/Final production: ESP staff New material in this electronic edition is © 2003, Electronic Scholarly Publishing Project http://www.esp.org This electronic edition is made freely available for educational or scholarly purposes, provided that these copyright notices are included. The document may not be reprinted or redistributed, in any form (printed or electronic), for commercial purposes without written permission from the copyright holders. PREFATORY NOTE Some of these writings were first printed in Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, Chicago. Permission to reprint is by courtesy of that publication. The writer wishes to thank Harriet Monroe and Alice Corbin Henderson, editors of Poetry, and William Marion Reedy, editor of Reedy’s Mirror, St.
[Show full text]
2/18/2015 23-R-15 a RESOLUTION Memorializing the President of The
2/18/2015 23-R-15 A RESOLUTION Memorializing the President of the United States and Congress to Establish the Carl Sandburg National Historic Trail in the State of Illinois WHEREAS, Carl August Sandburg was born January 6, 1878, in a three- room cottage in Galesburg, Illinois, to August and Clara Sandburg, immigrants from Sweden who met and married in the United States. One of seven children, he left school at the age of 13 to work and help support his family. He volunteered for military service during the Spanish-American War and afterward, qualified as a veteran for college admission despite his lack of a high school diploma. At Lombard College in Galesburg, Sandburg began to write poetry and prose, and his first booklets were published by his favorite professor, Philip Green Wright. WHEREAS, Sandburg left college without graduating and worked as a traveling salesman before becoming an organizer and orator for the Social Democratic Party of Wisconsin in 1907. At party headquarters, he met Lilian Steichen, younger sister of the painter and photographer Edward Steichen, who was already making a name for himself in New York and Paris. Sandburg and Lilian Steichen were married in 1908, and moved to Chicago in 1912, where Sandburg went to work as a journalist, sometimes using a pseudonym and writing for business journals and socialist journals and newspapers. During nearly five decades as a newspaperman, he was a local news reporter, an investigative reporter, a war correspondent, a movie critic, and a nationally syndicated columnist. 23-R-15 WHEREAS, Encouraged by his wife, Sandburg kept writing poetry, most of it free verse.
[Show full text]
Ch-9-Fog-Poem.Pdf
FOG (POEM) About the Poet Carl August Sandburg was an American poet, writer, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for writing a wonderful biography of Abraham Lincoln. Carl Sandburg was born on 6 Jan 1878 and died at the age of 89 on 22 July 1967. He was widely regarded as a major figure in contemporary literature. ‘Chicago Poems’, Cornhuskers”Smoke and Steel’ are some of his famous works. Introduction of the lesson- Fog INTRODUCTION This poem the poet, Carl-Sandbargrhas-portrayed-the nature-and-its-silica-working Riccio-poet tells that the fog comes silently and slowly like a ca2It is a fine example of the use of metaphor in the poetry. Plot/ Theme / Central Idea of the Lesson/ Literary Analysis of Fog/ Main Idea Summary in English- Fog DETAILED SUMMARY A poem Tog’ the poet Carl Sandburg has portrayed nature and its silent working. To prove his point the poet gives a comparison of the fog and a cat. The poet says that the fog comes silently and slowly like a cat. When it comes it does not disturb us. It sits silently as a cat does. It goes on falling and looking silently over harbour and city. (Then it moves on all at once with a gust of wind) 1. Fog Comes As a Cat: The poet sees the fog as a cat. It comes on its tiny silent feet as a cat does when it is stalking. Like a cat, it moves in imperceptibly and in complete silence. So, the poem ‘Fog’ becomes an extended metaphor.
[Show full text]
Prairie Land, Prairie Heart, and Prairie Spirit: an Introductory Analysis and Performance Guide of Gwyneth Walker’S Prairie Songs
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Student Research, Creative Activity, and Performance - School of Music Music, School of Summer 8-2021 PRAIRIE LAND, PRAIRIE HEART, AND PRAIRIE SPIRIT: AN INTRODUCTORY ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE GUIDE OF GWYNETH WALKER’S PRAIRIE SONGS Kiya Fife University of Nebraska-Lincoln, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/musicstudent Part of the Music Commons Fife, Kiya, "PRAIRIE LAND, PRAIRIE HEART, AND PRAIRIE SPIRIT: AN INTRODUCTORY ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE GUIDE OF GWYNETH WALKER’S PRAIRIE SONGS" (2021). Student Research, Creative Activity, and Performance - School of Music. 157. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/musicstudent/157 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Music, School of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Research, Creative Activity, and Performance - School of Music by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. iv PRAIRIE LAND, PRAIRIE HEART, AND PRAIRIE SPIRIT: AN INTRODUCTORY ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE GUIDE OF GWYNETH WALKER’S PRAIRIE SONGS By Kiya Fife A DISSERTATION Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College of the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts Major: Music Under the Supervision of Jamie Reimer Seaman Lincoln, Nebraska August, 2021 iv PRAIRIE LAND, PRAIRIE HEART, AND PRAIRIE SPIRIT: AN INTRODUCTORY ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE GUIDE OF GWYNETH WALKER’S PRAIRIE SONGS Kiya Fife, D. M. A. University of Nebraska, 2021 Advisor: Jamie Reimer Seaman Largely known for her choral compositions, American composer Gwyneth Walker (b.
[Show full text]
Carl Sandburg As a Poet of Chicago and the Middle West
W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 1932 Carl Sandburg as a Poet of Chicago and the Middle West Howard Robertson Richardson College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the American Literature Commons Recommended Citation Richardson, Howard Robertson, "Carl Sandburg as a Poet of Chicago and the Middle West" (1932). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539624425. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-18mw-qp50 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CARL SAHDBtffiG AS A POET OF CHICAGO AND THE MIDDLE TOST <1 ~ ~ '■ by Howard R* Richardson 3 THESIS It shall be my thesis to show that Carl Sandburg* as a poet of Chicago and the middle West*, has made a vivid and picturesque word study of the immigrant* working class of people and of the industrial aspect which is responsible to and for these people* 3 SUBEIITTED IB PARTIAL m L n t U t m T OF THE RRQt&REMEHTS OF THE COLLEGE OF WILLIE AND MART for the degree MASTER OF ARTS 1032 CARL SABDBORO AS A POET OF CHICAGO AHD THE MIDDLE WIST hy Howard R» Richar&acm 5 'TABLE OF CONTENTS Thesis Xat£oduetl0& Pages 6-14 The Middle Meet Pages 38-60 pages 61—65 Bibliography Page 65 Vita Page 66 Pages 67-68 6 INTRODUCTION "The fog comes on little cat feet.#.
[Show full text]
Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg Some Elmhurst schools are named after well-known poets and authors including Emerson and Field. However, only one school is named after a poet and author who once lived in Elmhurst, and that is Sandburg Middle School. Carl Sandburg was born January 6, 1878 in Galesburg, Illinois. After a variety of jobs, studies at Lombard College in Galesburg, and service in the 6th Infantry Regiment of Illinois Volunteers during the Spanish- American War, Sandburg moved to the Chicago area and made a name for himself with his first book, Chicago Poems, in 1915. Sandburg started working for the Chicago Daily News circa 1918 reviewing movies, covering labor news, and eventually writing a feature column. Carl Sandburg and his wife, Lilian Steichen Sandburg (also known as Paula), moved to Elmhurst with their three daughters in 1919 and lived at 331 S. York Street (shown in the photo below) until 1928. During his time in Elmhurst Sandburg wrote his first book for children, Rootabaga Stories, based on stories he told his daughters Margaret, Janet and Helga. It was followed by Rootabaga Pigeons in 1923. After publishing a two-volume biography, Abraham Lincoln, the Prairie Years, in 1926, Sandburg compiled a collection of 280 ballads and folksongs from all regions of the United States in the American Songbag in 1927. During his time in Elmhurst, Sandburg wrote several poetry books: Smoke and Steel, Slabs of the Sunburnt West, Selected Poems and Good Morning, America. Sandburg lectured frequently while living in Elmhurst, and he traveled extensively presenting folksong concerts and reciting his poetry and prose.
[Show full text]
Proquest Dissertations
UNIVERSITY IVOTTAWA - ECOLE DES ORADUES ANALYTICAL STUDY OP CARL SANDBURG AS POET AND BIOGRAPHER by Sister Mary Grace Ruszkowski, CSPN. Dissertation presented to the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ottawa through the De partment of English as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. ^Ottawa Chicago, Illinois, 1962 UNIVERSITY OF OTTAVyA^- fSCHOgL ©^GRADUATE STUDIES UMI Number: DC53844 INFORMATION TO USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleed-through, substandard margins, and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyright material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. UMI® UMI Microform DC53844 Copyright 2011 by ProQuest LLC All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest LLC 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 UNIVSRSITE D'OTTAWA - ECOLE DES ORADUES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This study was prepared under the direction of Professor Emmet O'Grady, Ph. D., Chairman of the Department of English. Appreciation and gratitude are here expressed for his patient guidance in leading this work to its com pletion. Acknowledgments are also expressed to the following institutions for making available their facilities in the research that went into this work: Catholic University of America Library, Washington, D.C.; Chicago Public Library, Chicago, Illinois; De Lourdes College Library, Des Plaines, Illinois; Library of Congress, Washington, D.
[Show full text]
Carl Sandburg State Historic Site Sets Visitor Hours Visitors Invited to Explore the Birthplace of Illinois’S Prairie Poet
Illinois Department of Natural Resources JB Pritzker, Governor One Natural Resources Way ∙ Springfield, Illinois 62702-1271 Colleen Callahan, Director www.dnr.illinois.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Martha Jane Downey July 17, 2019 OFFICE: (309) 927-3345 [email protected] Carl Sandburg State Historic Site Sets Visitor Hours Visitors invited to explore the birthplace of Illinois’s Prairie Poet GALESBURG, Ill. – The Carl Sandburg State Historic Site in Galesburg beginning July 18 will be open to visitors each Thursday, Friday, and Sunday from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and each Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through October. During the months of November through March, the Sandburg site’s closing time each Thursday through Sunday will be one hour earlier at 4:00 p.m. Famed poet Carl Sandburg was born on Jan. 6, 1878 in the three-room cottage that is part of the historic site. The Sandburg family, including his parents August and Clara, older sister Mary and Carl lived there for just over a year after Carl’s birth, then moved to a house on South Street in Galesburg. In later years, the Sandburg family lived in two different houses on Berrien Street in Galesburg. Following his Galesburg years, Sandburg went on to spend time as a political organizer, newspaper reporter, writer and poet. In addition to poetry, he wrote an expansive biography of Abraham Lincoln. Sandburg’s Rootabaga Stories were American fairy tales for children. Sandburg was awarded three Pulitzer Prizes – two in poetry and one for his Lincoln biography.
[Show full text]