Synopses & Reviews
In 1953 Lawrence Ferlinghetti founded the first paperback bookstore in the United States. In over five decades City Lights, the bookstore and publisher, has become a Mecca for millions. Ferlinghetti's (ND, 1958) is a number one best-selling volume of poetry by any living American poet. Now, New Directions is proud to publish his manifesto in a paperback edition.
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Synopsis
A manifesto, essay, and discourse on the value of poetic thought in the modern age.
About the Author
Lawrence Ferlinghetti (born 1919) is not only a major American poethe is a national icon. "Through his publishing and bookselling at City Lights Books in San Francisco, his inspiration of the Beats, his steady publication of and coverage of poets both classic and avante-garde, Ferlinghetti has been a major force and an inspiration in the literary world. He has always pushed the edges of the literary envelope and has been unwavering in his commitment to literature."The citation for the National Book Award's first Literarian Award (2005), recognizing an individual whose life's work has enhanced the literary world as a whole. In December 2006, Ferlinghetti was named as a Commander in the French Order of Arts and Letters. Among his many books: A Coney Island of the Mind; Americus, Book I; Mexican Night; Starting from San Francisco; Wild Dreams of a New Beginning; and many more.