
The collection erupts like a street‑corner band, its verses spilling over one another in a carefree chorus. Vivid scenes of bustling markets, wandering drifters, and moon‑lit valleys celebrate a restless spirit that refuses ordinary constraints. The language swings between city slang and the hush of untouched wilderness, inviting listeners to set aside their duties and hear the world humming its own secret song.
Each poem feels like a miniature adventure, ranging from the bright laughter of a summer inn to the quiet thaw of early spring. Mythic references—Arab caravans, ancient trees, distant constellations—mix with everyday images of laborers, lovers, and roaming minstrels, giving the volume a timeless, borderless atmosphere. The shifting tones, bright as a flute one moment and low as a distant drum the next, create a lively soundtrack for anyone who loves language that walks like a footstep on cobblestones.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (66K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Thierry Alberto, Paul Motsuk and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org))
Release date
2006-03-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1861–1929
A lyrical Canadian poet who helped shape the voice of the Confederation Poets, he wrote with a gift for music, atmosphere, and the natural world. His work ranges from quiet love lyrics to free-spirited, wandering poems that stayed popular well beyond his lifetime.
View all books
1864–1900
Best remembered for the rousing Dartmouth alma mater and the free-spirited Songs from Vagabondia, this American poet wrote with energy, romance, and a taste for adventure. His work helped capture the bohemian mood of the 1890s while also reaching toward legend, drama, and song.
View all books
by Bliss Carman, Richard Hovey

by Bliss Carman

by Bliss Carman

by Bliss Carman

by Bliss Carman

by Bliss Carman

by Bliss Carman

by Richard Hovey