Carl Sandburg, photo by David Brooks.

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Where to? What Next? Carl Sandburg's poem #19 from The People, Yes; 1936. Harcourt Brace & Company; used with permission.

What kind of people did Carl Sandburg write about in this poem? Check all that apply.

job hunters
 mail carriers
 cooks
 down-and-outs
 lawyers
 factory workers
 shoppers

Be careful! You only have 3 tries!

  
Mrs. Sandburg by George Pichow, 1951. woman faded in background; photo from Franklin D. Roosevelt Depression Era photo library. Carl & Paula Sandburg's grandson, John Carl. Photo by George Pichow, 1951. man in lower right corner; photo from Franklin D. Roosevelt Depression Era photo archives library.