This Week in Illinois History: Carl Sandburg named state Poet Laureate (February 28, 1962)

Carl Sandburg, author, journalist, folk singer, and poet of the people, appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Feb 23, 2026

Embed this episode

Attribution link and audio player

Ready to play

This Week in Illinois History: Carl Sandburg named state Poet Laureate (February 28, 1962)

0:00 1:30

1×

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Similar Episodes

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

This episode is 1 minute long.

This episode was published on February 23, 2026.

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.

URL copied to clipboard!