Hoosier Lyrics

By Eugene Field

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Step back in time and experience the heart of the Midwest through playful poems that lovingly capture an era teeming with laughter, affection, and the simple joys of life.

Genres

Culture/Civilization/Society Literature Poetry

Released

2011-05-18

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Summary

"Hoosier Lyrics" by Eugene Field is a compilation of poems crafted in the late 1800s that radiates with the personality, allure, and local language of the American Midwest, particularly Indiana, showcasing the poet's strong affection for his Hoosier roots. Filled with poems that uncover themes of affection, homesickness, and the plain happiness found in life through entertaining verses, this collection presents Field's distinct poetic style, mixing humor and emotion as if engaging with friendly people through dialogues, providing pictures of country life, which makes people admire the cultural details of the Midwest and love the people and places that molded him.