Lindsay, Vachel.

The Congo & Other Poems.

MacMillan NY 1915 (reprint). (xvi) 159pp, 8 ads. Decorative tan cloth covers, vgc. Inscribed to Marion Angell, signed & dated March 12, 1919. Lindsay's famous poem "Congo" subtitled "A Study of the Negro Race" is his best-known work, and his many successful recitations of the poem truly gave "voice" to the poet's art in the United States and prefigured the later Beat/Jazz collaborations. Item #6467

Price: $175.00