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Schoolchildren nationwide used to be required to memorize this poet's social protest piece, "The Man with the Hoe," which was inspired by Millet's painting of the same name. Item #27639
Printed DS, 1p, 8½" X 14", n.p. [Staten Island, NY], n.d. [post-1924]. Near fine. Broadside printing of this most renowned poem, signed big and bold at the lower margin "Your friend, Edwin Markham: / Staten Island, N.Y." Bright and attractive. "Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans / Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground," Markham begins. "The emptiness of ages in his face, / And on his back the burden of the world...." -- still a powerful and moving piece despite changes in poetry style and diction. Accompanied by a fine heavy stock 6¼" X 5" color reproduction of Millet's namesake painting.
Price: $95.00