LINDSAY,
(NICHOLAS) VACHEL

(November 10, 1879–December 5, 1931), was an American poet and lecturer. Known as “the vagabond poet,” his rhythmical verse carried an impressive effect as he would read it aloud. Among his most admired volumes are: General Booth Enters into Heaven and Other Poems, 1913; The Congo and Other Poems, 1914; and The Chinese Nightingale.

In his poem, General Booth Enters into Heaven, Vachel Lindsay wrote:

Booth died blind and still by faith he trod,

Eyes still dazzled by the ways of God.3290