Poet and countercultural pioneer put on trial for publishing Allen Ginsberg’s Howl went on to become a beloved icon of San Francisco
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, painter and political activist who co-founded the famous City Lights bookshop in San Francisco and became an icon of the city himself, has died aged 101. Ferlinghetti died at home on Monday night. His son Lorenzo told the Washington Post that the cause was interstitial lung disease. Continue reading...
Thursday 25 February 2021
.theguardian - 2 days ago
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and founder of City Lights bookshop, dies aged 101
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