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Flavorpill Guide to the Week's Top 10 SF Events

Bonnie Chan wrote 7 hours ago: San Francisco is home to a breathtaking diversity of cultural events. Between our fair city’s world- … more →

Tags: San Francisco, Etsy, Flavorpill, Frameline Film Festival, Summer Solstice, City lights, Bicycle Music Festival

And the Beat Goes On: North Beach4 comments

A Golden Gate State of Mind wrote 1 day ago: Many who have read my pieces on San Francisco will have concluded that Haight-Ashbury is my spiritua … more →

Tags: San Francisco, Allen Ginsberg, Beat Generation, Beat Museum, Beatniks, Beats, Bookshops, BookStores, Broadway San Francisco

How To Bake Starlight

Sera Sazi Myzil wrote 2 days ago: a poem in response to and in dedication of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s “Instructions to Pain … more →

Tags: My Personal Writings, Nature, Poem, writing, Life, baking, light, Star, Stars

Happy Birthday City Lights1 comment

JHaeske wrote 1 week ago: Despite Jack Kerouac perhaps not playing that big of a role in the history of the City Lights Bookst … more →

Tags: Jack Kerouac, big sur, City Lights Bookstore, Jack Kerouac in San Francisco, on the road, San Francisco, The Beat Generation, the beats

Lawrence Ferlinghetti Quote

timetowritenow wrote 1 week ago: If you missed Elaine Webster’s comment to my last post, “Rhythm, Cadence and Beats … more →

Tags: Quotes For Writers, Quote, Julaina Kleist-Corwin, Humor, Open Minded, Elaine Webster

Lawrence Ferlinghetti reading "Pity the Nation"

Jeremy Nathan Marks wrote 1 week ago: A clip from Democracy Now! … more →

Tags: Poetry, Democracy Now!

Are the Beatniks Anti-American?

Stephanie Nikolopoulos wrote 3 weeks ago: American flag outside Kerouac’s birth home I came to read Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gregor … more →

Tags: Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Jack Kerouac, 1950s, Travel, on the road, Beatnik, Sputnik

Jim Morrison Reads Allen Ginsberg 1 comment

silverbirchpress wrote 1 month ago: In this 1969 photo — taken at L.A.’s Chateau Marmont by Art Kane – Doors frontman/ … more →

Tags: Poetry, beats, Jim Morrison, Poetry, Allen Ginsberg, Poem, Music, beat poets, Poets

One Fine Day

cynille wrote 1 month ago: Recipe For Happiness Khaborovsk Or Anyplace One grand boulevard with trees with one grand cafe in su … more →

Tags: recipe, Coffee, Love, happiness, Cafe, main street, Inn, umbrella, One

Artist's Date 19: We're Only As Sick As Our Secrets3 comments

bodysherpa wrote 1 month ago: I met Catherine Kaikowska my senior year of college, in an 8 a.m. poetry class. She was all black.  … more →

Tags: Poetry, Anne Sexton, Charles Bukowski, Diane Wakoski, Artist, Date, The Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde, Michigan State University

Interview with Dan Holloway

Clairet wrote 1 month ago: -Interviewed by Claire Trévien- Art by Eleanor Leone Bennett (http://eleanorleonnebennett.zenfolio.c … more →

Tags: Conversation, Claire Trévien, Cody James, Dan Holloway, stoke newington literary festival, The New Libertines, nothing to say, eight cuts gallery, Penny Goring

Supporting The Habit: Artists, Celebrities & Kickstarter

Savage Paw Press wrote 1 month ago: Getting money has never been easy for the artist. Caravaggio and Charlie Parker both at times had to … more →

Tags: kickstarter, John Cassavetes, Haile Gerima, ken loach, Hendrix, James Baldwin, Kurt Vonnegut, charlie parker

Another NPM installment!

waxyandpoetic wrote 2 months ago: Making the Love Scene   you slamming the door is (…a beautiful place to be born into   if you don’t … more →

Tags: Miscellany, Poetry, Original Poetry, National Poetry Month, Free Verse

7 - So Irritable

rina2014 wrote 2 months ago: Day: 27 Weight: 105.5 Protruding ribs. Pain. A constant, achy pain all over. Cravings for chocolate. … more →

Tags: lent, Oral allergy syndrome, facebook, Eastern Orthodox Church, Easter, Weight, Progression, vegan, Weight loss

infinite anthology: day 81

cbr wrote 2 months ago: “Poetry as Insurgent Art [I am signaling you through the flames]“ I am signaling you thr … more →

Tags: infinite anthology, Poetry, Poem, Poems, Poets, Poet, Lawrence Ferlinghetti poet, Lawrence Ferlinghetti poetry, Lawrence Ferlinghetti Poetry as Insurgent Art

'The 100' #71 - The Waiting Room Drawings.1.25 comments

clinock wrote 2 months ago: The Waiting Room Drawings #1 – mixed media – by clinock.   April 5. 2013. I Am Waiting b … more →

Tags: text and art, Art, collage art, Poetry, The '100', Drawings, Clinock's art, mixed media on paper, The Waiting Room Drawings

Song In The Blood

Erich wrote 2 months ago: Song In The Blood Jacques Prevert, translated by Lawrence Ferlinghetti There are great puddles of bl … more →

Tags: Art, Poetry, Music, Poetry & Art, Music & Art, National Poetry Month, Jacques Prévert, Joan Baez, Peter Schickele

High School Student Generated Writing Prompts for National Poetry Month (Amy)5 comments

hamy10 wrote 2 months ago: “Poetry is eternal graffiti written in the heart of everyone.” ― Lawrence Ferlinghetti  In anticipat … more →

Tags: Poetry, Arts, Writers Resources, National Poetry Month, Creative Writing, Academy of American Poets, April, high school writing prompts, Jane Hirshfield

"I Have Been Eating Poetry."-Mark Strand3 comments

ileneonwords wrote 2 months ago: “Ink runs from the corners of my mouth There is no happiness like mine. I have been eating poetry.” … more →

Tags: On books, On This Day In History, On Poetry, On Motivation, On quotes, Motivation, William Butler Yeats, Inspiration, Quotes


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