GOING TO THE SUN.

Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (November 10, 1879 - December 5, 1931) was an American poet. He is considered the father of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted. His extensive correspondence with the poet Yeats details his intentions to revive the musical qualities in poetry as had been practiced by the ancient Greeks. Author states that this book is a sequel and a reply to a book by Stephen Graham (explorer, poet) and Vernon Hill (artist.)