Blogs about: Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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"A Coney Island of the Mind" Straight from City Lights SF (May 24, 2007)

markyramone wrote 1 month ago: When my friend Audrey and her hubby went on a cross country road trip to California, sh … more →

Tags: Books, Beatniks

Howl!

mattgonzalez wrote 1 month ago: first published in Mesh Magazine #11, September/October 2005 HOWL!  by Matt Gonzalez OCTOBER 7TH OF … more →

Tags: howl, Allen Ginsberg, philip lamantia, Gary Snyder, Michael McClure, PHILIP WHALEN, Six Gallery, John Hoffman, jonah raskin

The Astonished I (Excerpt)

robmcdowall wrote 1 month ago: I have uploaded a recording of Dick reading the first chapter of The Astonished I to myspace.com/di … more →

Tags: Dick McBride, Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac, Visions of Cody, City lights, Charles Plymell, San Francisco

Bank Holiday buys #3

usualshop wrote 1 month ago: From car boot sale in Shoreham, Saturday: the Beat selection. One pair of green khaki army trousers, … more →

Tags: Clothes, Accessories, Books, car boot sale, 1940s, 1950s, silk scarf, Shoreham, usual shop

Poem.3 comments

QuakerDave wrote 1 month ago: Poetry As Insurgent Art (I am signaling you through the flames) I am signaling you through the flam … more →

Tags: Poetry

Lawrence Ferlinghetti - "An Elegy on the Death of Kenneth Patchen"

jmucci wrote 2 months ago: A poet is born A poet dies And all that lies between is us and the world And the world lies about it … more →

Tags: the beats, Poetry & Literature

wake up and pee, the world's on fire2 comments

nataliejabbar wrote 2 months ago: I was looking through my poetry folder on my computer today and found these “challenges to you … more →

Tags: Poetry

Mr. FERLINGHETTI POETA LAUREATO 14 comments

nadiaagustoni wrote 2 months ago: di Nadia Agustoni Mr. Ferlinghetti non sapevo che eri il poeta laureato della città di San Francisc … more →

Tags: Poesia e Música, nadia agustoni

(Near) Perfect Books of Poetry11 comments

gnunn wrote 2 months ago: The good folks over at Lilliput Review have been compiling a list of perfect or near perfect books o … more →

Tags: poetry publishing, Graham Nunn, Another Lost Shark, Diane Wakoski, Lilliput Review, Basho, 200 Near Perfect Books of Poetry, Coney Island of the Mind, Collected Greed Parts 1 - 13

Things to think about #4...

Samantha G. wrote 3 months ago: The World Is a Beautiful Place by Lawrence Ferlinghetti-1955 The world is a beautiful place to be … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Things to Think About, Poem, The World Is a Beautiful Place

Kendall McCook's Homepage

Kendall McCook wrote 3 months ago: Welcome to Internet homepage of Kendall McCook. Here you can find assorted writings, videos, books a … more →

Tags: homepage, Ben Hiatt, Jerry Kamstra, Kell Robertson, Kendall McCook, New Mexico, organic farming, Poetry, Roxy Gordon

Kendall McCook Homepage1 comment

Kendall McCook wrote 3 months ago: Welcome to Internet homepage of Kendall McCook. Here you can find assorted writings, videos, books a … more →

Tags: homepage, Kendall McCook, Kell Robertson, Poetry, Southwest, Texas, New Mexico, organic farming, Ben Hiatt

Synaptic Graffiti, Ferlinghetti & Ginsberg's Karma2 comments

gnunn wrote 3 months ago: I was excited to read that local collective Synaptic Graffiti are currently seeking submissions for … more →

Tags: Events & Opportunities, poetry publishing, Graham Nunn, Another Lost Shark, Allen Ginsberg, Synaptic Graffiti, Memory Project, Slam the Body Politik, Video poems

International Poetry Forum - a cultural treasure leaving Pittsburgh

SWB wrote 3 months ago: I know this isn’t your typical SWB posting, but we are into art, and one of the mainstays in t … more →

Tags: Art, Events, FYI, Pittsburgh, Adrienne Rich, Anne Sexton, Archibald MacLeish, carnegie lecture hall, Derek Walcott

Opening Day, baseball, and literature

coatesn wrote 3 months ago: Baseball has long inspired poets and writers, some who find poetry in the game itself and other who … more →

Tags: Book Lists, National Poetry Month, Baseball

Ars Poetica

Jane Beal wrote 3 months ago: Horace started it with his “ars poetica,” his “On the Art of Poetry.” Then o … more →

Tags: The Daily Poems, Archibald MacLeish, ars poetica, Horace, J.J. Wilson, Marianne Moore, On The Art of Poetry

Happy Birthday Lawrence Ferlinghetti!

adamhorovitz wrote 3 months ago: Populist Manifesto Number 1 by Lawrence Ferlinghetti “Poets, come out of your closets,  Open … more →

Tags: gig, Poem, Statement, Poetry, Adam Horovitz, populist manifesto, Ginsberg, Snyder, Denise Levertov

Jon Hamm Defends the Best Minds of His Generation From Being Destroyed By Madness (Slight Return)2 comments

Squally Showers wrote 3 months ago: All of a sudden, everything’s coming up Allen Ginsberg. Why? Are we envious of the man’s … more →

Tags: 333 Montgomery, alan alda, Allen Ginsberg, Billie Holiday, David Strathairn, DeForest Kelley, gus van sant, howard hughes, Jake Ehrlich

Ferlinghetti Day2 comments

stevenhartwriter wrote 3 months ago: Today is Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 90th birthday.  Your instructions are to find time today to  … more →

Tags: The Reading Life, City lights, 90th Birthday, Pete Seeger, Beats


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