lawrence ferlinghetti

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Definition of lawrence ferlinghetti in English English dictionary

orig. Lawrence Ferling born March 24, 1919, Yonkers, N.Y., U.S. U.S. poet. Ferlinghetti attended Columbia University and the Sorbonne. A founder of the Beat movement in San Francisco in the mid 1950s, he established the City Lights bookstore, an early gathering place of the Beats. The publishing arm of City Lights was the first to print the Beats' poetry. His own poetry lucid, witty, and composed to be read aloud became popular in coffeehouses and on college campuses. His collections include Pictures of the Gone World (1955), the widely popular A Coney Island of the Mind (1958), and Endless Love (1981)

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Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti

orig. Lawrence Ferling born March 24, 1919, Yonkers, N.Y., U.S. U.S. poet. Ferlinghetti attended Columbia University and the Sorbonne. A founder of the Beat movement in San Francisco in the mid 1950s, he established the City Lights bookstore, an early gathering place of the Beats. The publishing arm of City Lights was the first to print the Beats' poetry. His own poetry lucid, witty, and composed to be read aloud became popular in coffeehouses and on college campuses. His collections include Pictures of the Gone World (1955), the widely popular A Coney Island of the Mind (1958), and Endless Love (1981)

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Law·rence ferlinghetti