Articles related to "Lawrence Ferlinghetti"

One might well argue that anyone who writes is "constantly risking absurdity." But Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem dramatizes how especially true it is of the poet.

The speaker in Malcolm M. Sedam's "Desafinado" takes the Beat poet Allen Ginsberg to task for what the speaker considers to be devastation to the human soul.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "In Goya's Greatest Scenes We Seem to See" employs extended hyperbole to compare the suffering of humanity today with an earlier time.

The Beat Movement began in New York but quickly swept across the country to San Francisco where the West Coast Beats gathered.

Allen Ginsberg's ground-breaking poem "Howl," published in 1956, expressed the anger of a generation. It also shocked, provoked, and thrilled readers -- then and now.

Original video clips and interviews with some of the most risky literary artists about the greatest writer of the 50s and 60s.

One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur, a documentary soundtrack, collects 12 original songs based on Jack Kerouac's legendary 1962 novel.

Visiting San Francisco isn't just about the famous sights. Exploring neighborhoods like North Beach can be a wonderful way to experience the city as the residents do.

Young Women Writers is a blog for budding writers and seasoned veterans alike. It is a place for writers to converge to think and write as one.

Here is a straightforward guide to some of the best Beat Culture Documentaries.

While the women of the Beat movement did not receive the same attention of the mass media as the men, they were equally important in defining the generation.

The 'Beats' were a group of American writers who embraced originality and individuality through literature, sex, music and spirituality.

This multimedia tribute to Beat king Jack Kerouac's Big Sur gives the novel new life for a new generation of readers.