PLAY PODCASTS
Vachel Lindsay's "Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight"

Vachel Lindsay's "Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight"

The Daily Poem · Sean Johnson

July 14, 20255m 4s

Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (api.substack.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.

Show Notes

Today’s poem is neither the first nor last to mythologize America’s sixteenth president. What is it about Lincoln that makes him so attractive to artists of every succeeding generation? Happy reading.



This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe