b. 1842d. 1881
Sidney Lanier
Southern poet Sidney Lanier was drawn to music as well as literature. He served in the Confederate Army and was captured and imprisoned, leading to tuberculosis that caused health problems for the rest of his life.
Photo: Sidney Lanier, public domain.
Audio
Evening Song
Thomas Hampson (baritone) & Wolfram Rieger (piano)3:27
About
Lanier’s best-known poems are “The Song of the Chattahoochee,” “A Song of Love,” and “The Marshes of Glynn.”
His works are collected in a single volume, and have been set by American composers including George Chadwick, Charles Griffes, Grace W. Root, and, more recently, Bruce Trinkley.
Related Information
Poetry Foundation
poetryfoundation.org/poets/sidney-lanierProject Gutenberg
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/299
Sheet Music