A Handy Guide for Beggars: Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity / Being Sundry Explorations, Made While Afoot and Penniless in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. These Adventures Convey and Illustrate the Rules of Beggary for Poets and Some Others.

Name: A Handy Guide for Beggars: Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity / Being Sundry Explorations, Made While Afoot and Penniless in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. These Adventures Convey and Illustrate the Rules of Beggary for Poets and Some Others.
Author: Vachel Lindsay

By Vachel Lindsay

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A series of episodic travel sketches and lyrical interludes records the narrator's afoot wanderings through Southern and Eastern states, combining practical rules for itinerant poets with vivid vignettes of hospitality, rejection, and small-town characters. Anecdotes range from freight-ride adventures and mountain baths to encounters with moonshiners and kindly householders, set amid reflections on voluntary poverty, artistic devotion, and the Gospel of Beauty. Interspersed poems and allegorical passages punctuate the narrative, offering both comic episodes and earnest meditations on artistic pilgrimage and the ethics of begging.

About the Author

Vachel Lindsay

Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931) was an American poet and a prominent figure in the early 20th-century literary scene. Known for his unique style that blended rhythmic verse with a musical quality, Lindsay's work often explored themes of beauty, spirituality, and social justice. His notable poem, "General William Booth Enters into Heaven," reflects his deep engagement with the social issues of his time. Lindsay was also an advocate for the arts, contributing to the development of modern poetry and the appreciation of visual arts through his writings, such as "The Art of the Moving Picture." His adventurous spirit is captured in works like "A Handy Guide for Beggars," where he shares his experiences and insights while traveling.