What Are Carl Sandburg's Major Accomplishments

Carl Sandburg

“I've written some poetry I don't understand myself,” Carl Sandburg once said. Carl Sandburg was one of the most unique and passionate poets and writers in his lifetime. He received many awards and recognitions and he had many admirers. Carl Sandburg can be noted as a great man based on his early life experiences, his adult life experiences, his life as a poet, his many great achievements, and his impact on the world.

Carl Sandburg had a rough start in his early life. He was born in Galesburg, Illinois, January 6, 1878 to Swedish immigrants. In all, Sandburg had seven siblings. Very early in life, Sandburg’s name changed from “Johnson” to “Sandburg,”(Carl Sandburg). His father worked on the railroad and his family was extremely poor. Therefore, he dropped out of school at age 13 in eighth grade to work all sorts of odd jobs to help provide for his family. Years later, at age seventeen, Sandburg became a hobo and moved west, (Carl Sandburg). Sandburg then decided to join the military. He was at Puerto Rico for eight months during the Spanish-American War. after he served, being a war veteran qualified him to get a college tuition at Lombard College in his hometown, Galesburg, Illinois . Carl

He began writing pamphlets while he was at Lombard college, published Philip Green Wright. Then from 1902 to 1907, he wrote for minor journals in Chicago, (Niven). While in Milwaukee, “Sandburg composed his poetry primarily in free verse,” (Carl Sandburg). They were very unique type poems that were new and uncommon. There were many criticisms of his poetry. “...objectors cried that their six-year-old daughters could write better poetry," (Carl Sandburg). However, he also had many admirers who loved his type of poetry. For the rest of his life, Sandburg continued writing in his own style of poetry and many other works of writing. Carl Sandburg’s life as a poet was very unique and