Vachel Lindsay

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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.

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Vachel Lindsay canonical 11
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay 2

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instanceOf American poet
human
performance poet
poet
spoken word pioneer
activeYearsEnd 1931
activeYearsStart 1910
birthName Vachel Lindsay self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
surface form: 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 self-link
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
surface form: Springfield, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Springfield, Illinois
surface form: Springfield, Illinois, United States
placeOfResidence Springfield, Illinois
surface form: Springfield, Illinois, United States
religion Christianity
style chant-like poetry
rhythmic verse

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Oak Ridge Cemetery hasNotableBurial Vachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay name Vachel Lindsay self-link
Vachel Lindsay birthName Vachel Lindsay self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
The Congo and Other Poems author Vachel Lindsay
A Handy Guide for Beggars author Vachel Lindsay
A Handy Guide for Beggars hasAuthor Vachel Lindsay
this entity surface form: Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
Lindsay usedBy Vachel Lindsay