Vachel Lindsay [SEP] occupation
Vachel Lindsay
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (; November 10, 1879 – December 5, 1931) was an American poet. He is considered a founder of modern "singing poetry," as he referred to it, in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted.
Early years.
Lindsay was born in Springfield, Illinois where his father, Vachel Thomas Lindsay, worked as a medical doctor and had amassed considerable financial resources. The Lindsays lived across the street from the Illinois Executive Mansion, home of the Governor of
County, Illinois
External links.
- Vachel Lindsay Home, at Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
- Vachel Lindsay Association