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February 23, 2021 09:54 pm GMT

Beat poet and City Lights Books founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti dead at 101

Black and white photo of Lawrence Ferlinghetti upstairs at City Lights Books

An icon of the Beat era, Lawrence Ferlinghetti passed away yesterday at the age of 101. Ferlinghetti was a poet, an artist, a cultural ambassador, and the founder of City Lights Bookstore and Publishing. He retained a sharp mind and continued to rabble rouse and offer thoughtful critiques on social issues and the changing landscape of San Francisco well into his 90s. — Read the rest


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