Carl Sandburg, Autograph Poem, Fog, Signed

Description

Fog is one of Carl Sandburg’s most popular and evocative poems. It is one a very few examples of him deviating from Free Verse. A mere six lines long, Fog is written in verse-form and is an innocent expression of finding beauty in an ordinary world. The poem begins with the simple line, “The fog comes / on little cat feet.” The narrator compares the movement of fog to the silent, spry footsteps of a cat, an animal who is able to creep toward its destination without warning. Fog often arrives quickly…as it covers a city or a harbor. Akin to a cat who does as it pleases, fog obeys no rules. Rather like Mr. Sandburg himself!

Excellent; boldly and carefully written.    

Sandburg, Carl (1878-1967; Poet)  “FOG” Autograph Poem, signed “For Roger Barrett / Chicago 1933 / Carl Sandburg.”  Fair copy; 5-12/8” x 8-1/4” on buff paper.  Inscribed to the son of the great Lincoln collector, Oliver Barrett, whose fabulous collection Sandburg used in writing his Prairie Years.  $5,500