Talk:The Golden Book of Springfield

June 2014

This wiki page has to rely mainly on the primary source, because there is little to no secondary writing about the book. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hkelly217 (talk • contribs) 16:21, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

The following review discusses the book. It might not count as an independent source, as Sakolsky wrote the preface for the 1999 reprinted book, but at least it is a secondary source. I notice, however, that it says nothing about UFO disclosure, cannabis, or other factors that feature so prominently in the Wikipedia article. It does talk about Lindsay's utopianism, anarchism, and socialism, and the book's treatment of race, class, and religion.

Sakolsky, Ron. (2001) "Utopia at your doorstep: Vachel Lindsay's Golden Book of Springfield." Utopian Studies 12(2), 53-64.

Cnilep (talk) 05:13, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I've read that review, many times. Unfortunately I do not have access to a scanner at the moment but I have a book of poems by Vachel Lindsay that includes illustrations of the "censers of the Angels" which are clearly drawings of the same "Empty Boats" he describes in his poem. In fact the front page of the Golden Book of Springfield contains such an illustration. These will all be placed on this page as soon as I have the ability. The simple fact is Sakolsky had a limited understanding of the Golden Book. I do however need to expand the section on marijuana to include substances like ayahuasca, peyote, etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hkelly217 (talk • contribs) 15:27, 23 June 2014 (UTC)