Obituaries
Ferlinghetti was the co-founder of the legendary City Lights bookstore and a champion of Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac.
Feb. 23, 2021
Opinion
Is being fired for using offensive language anything like having books confiscated by federal agents and facing jail? Maybe not, but the “Howl” verdict applies to 2021 nonetheless.
Feb. 26, 2021
California
The poet and “City Lights” co-founder was known for the central role he played in San Francisco’s literary universe.
Feb. 24, 2021
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March 24, 2011
Books
Lawrence Ferlinghetti declines Hungarian award over human rights
Oct. 11, 2012
He published Allen Ginsberg and gave the Beat Generation a literary home, won a landmark anti-censorship case and still runs an independent bookstore in San Francisco.
March 24, 2014
March 24, 2009
It wouldn’t be the first time Lawrence Ferlinghetti would kick up a hive.
Aug. 27, 2015
“Little Boy was quite lost. He had no idea who he was or where he had come from.”
March 14, 2019
Lawrence Ferlinghetti discusses his new book of poems
Aug. 20, 2012