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The conversational tone of much of Sandburg's verse underscores his intimacy with the Midwest landscape he so adeptly evokes in these fifteen poems. From the shrilling of summer crickets to the bygone pageants of buffalo, Sandburg's images are both ordinary and mythic. Beautiful, precisely detailed watercolor paintings reveal Minor's affinity for American's heartland, which is as heartfelt as the poet's.