Vachel Lindsay

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American poet human performance poet poet spoken word pioneer

Vachel Lindsay was an influential American poet known for his rhythmic, chant-like verse and performances that helped pioneer modern spoken-word poetry in the early 20th century.

Aliases (1)

Nicholas Vachel Lindsay ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American poet → human → performance poet → poet → spoken word pioneer →
activeYearsEnd	1931 →
activeYearsStart	1910 →
birthName	Nicholas Vachel Lindsay →
burialPlace	Oak Ridge Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	suicide →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1879-11-10 →
dateOfDeath	1931-12-05 →
describedBySource	early 20th-century American literary history →
educatedAt	Art Students League of New York → Hiram College →
familyName	Lindsay →
genre	poetry →
givenName	Nicholas → Vachel →
hasInfluenceOn	20th-century performance art → American oral poetry tradition →
hasWork	A Handy Guide for Beggars → General William Booth Enters into Heaven and Other Poems → The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems → The Congo and Other Poems → The Golden Whales of California and Other Rhymes in the American Language →
influenced	performance poetry → spoken word poetry →
knownFor	dramatic public performances of poetry → pioneering modern spoken-word poetry →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
mannerOfDeath	suicide by poison →
movement	modernism →
name	Vachel Lindsay →
notableWork	Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight → General William Booth Enters into Heaven → The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems → The Congo and Other Poems →
occupation	illustrator → lecturer → poet →
placeOfBirth	Springfield, Illinois, United States →
placeOfDeath	Springfield, Illinois, United States →
placeOfResidence	Springfield, Illinois, United States →
religion	Christianity →
style	chant-like poetry → rhythmic verse →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Vachel Lindsay ("Nicholas Vachel Lindsay") →	birthName
Oak Ridge Cemetery →	hasNotableBurial
Vachel Lindsay →	name