Hiber-Nation 24 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 2.9 by Vachel Lindsay

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English - November 11, 2008 06:00 - 9 minutes - 8.55 MB
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A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity,
by Vachel Lindsay.

True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen
states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers,
reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you
suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s
& '70s?

Part 2.9, "A Mendicant Pilgrimage in the East."

Includes "Life Transcendent," "In the Immaculate Conception Church," and "The Old Gentleman with the Lantern," part 1.

Music by Kevin MacLeod.