Ferlinghetti celebrated as 100th birthday nears

[Bradshaw3]

For many of us the Beats were the Source as one writer dubbed them. The last, as far as I know, to survive is the wonderful poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti who turns 100 on March 24th. San Francisco, where Ferlinghetti started the City Lights bookstore in 1957, has several celebrations planned. I have only been there a couple of times but to me it's a must for anyone who appreciates not only independent bookstores but also American poetry and the contributions of the Beats. A good article on him from the Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/19/lawrence-ferlinghetti-turns-100-interview-city-lights

[byronius]

1. A book he wrote truly influenced me -- 'Quantum Physics For Laymen', I think. A great man.

[Bradshaw3]

2. He put on the reading of Howl that got them arrested

Not as well known of course as Ginsberg, Kerouac and Burroughs but still important in 20th Century American literature.

[Mendocino]

3. Of the beats

I like Gary Snyder.

As for Lawrence:I am the door