Articles related to "Lawrence Ferlinghetti"



March Poet – 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.
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Sedam's Desafinado
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.
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Ferlinghetti's In Goya's Greatest Scenes We Seem
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.
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The Sun Always Shines In A Place Called North Beach: Part III
This article continues a series on the writings of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, seeking to study some of the techniques the poet/writer uses in his poetry. Special emphasis is placed on his book, "A Coney Island Of The Mind", as we delve deeper into the meaning of his poetry and the craft of his art.
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The Sun Always Shines In A Place Called North Beach: Part II
When Lawrence Ferlinghetti launched his small volume of poems entitled, "A Coney Island Of The Mind", the literary world was captured by the sound and meaning contained in his free verse spoken word poetry. The book is an example of Ferlinghetti at his best; for it grasps the meaning of life, by learning from the depth of experience. From this experience can a man learn to live a meaningful life, and it is this poignant notion that his small books of poetry conveys with the sincerity of the heart from the inner stirrings of genius.
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The Sun Always Shines In A Place Called North Beach: Part IV
Sometimes a writer evokes such passion that it takes several essays to analyze a book of his poetry and give it proper justice. Such is the feeling one gets when reading, "A Coney Island Of The Mind." This essay takes a closer look at this book, as well as, the life of this extraordinary man.
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To Wed An Author
A quick review of <i>Nobody's Wife</i> by Joan Kerouac.
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The San Francisco Beat Writers
The Beat Movement began in New York but quickly swept across the country to San Francisco where the West Coast Beats gathered.
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Allen Ginsberg's Howl
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.
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Welcome to the Cruz
Billy Marshall Stoneking's quest for meaning - this time in Santa Cruz, California - continues the on-going saga in the series, <I>Musings of a Performance Poet</I>.
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The Sun Always Shines In A Place Called North Beach: Part I
The Beats were not always a sad lot, and they did not eternally view the world from the dark humorous viewpoint of a William S. Burroughs. Many of the beats had a love for life that came from the living on the fringe of existence, and were able to avoid the self destructive tendencies of their fellows. This series of articles looks at a survivor, by studying the life and some of the poetry of Lawrence Ferlinghetti; a positive voice speaking the poetic word in the darkness of an eternal nightsong.
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Visting San Francisco's Little Italy
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.
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Young Women Writers
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.
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City Lights Bookstore: Where Poetics Becomes Movement. Part II.
It is said that witches haunt North Beach, and that legends abound in the alleys and streets around China Town. Ghosts are said to hang out in Washington Square. Visit a place, where time seems to stand still and magic hangs in the air in the most strangest of places.
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City Lights Bookstore: Where Poetics Becomes Movement. Part III.
Wandering down the first staircase of City Lights Bookstore, rounding the corner, and passing the old wooden bench; where Allen Ginsberg used to perform his Karmic chants, rests an olden wooden door with the expession, "I AM THE DOOR." What does this strange expression mean anyway ?
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A Bus Trip Into The Soul Of Mind
Ken Kesey takes a bus trip with LSD 25, and turns on a generation.
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April and Poetry
The Academy of American poets launches new campaign to attract readers to poetry.
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Jack Kerouac and the Other Original Beat Writers
The 'Beats' were a group of American writers who embraced originality and individuality through literature, sex, music and spirituality.
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The Making of A Counter-Culture, Part I: The Beat Generation
The Beats. Fathers (and mothers) of the flower children. If you compare the two groups, that would seem to be no surprise. But having done it nearly ten years before? How could something that happened in the early fifties affect the mid-sixties?
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Why Poetry Matters
Part rave, part essay, skec's article goes behind the scenes to reveal the poetry that lies behind the poetry of contemporary literature.
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The Wild Strange Ride Of Hunter S. Thompson: Part II
Love him or hate him, Thompson was able to create more controversy than his other beatnick contemporaries. Although, he never acieved the same status in the world of the literary elite as Jack Kerouac, his contribution to the scope of literature makes the craft of his writing worth taking a second glance in the notes and prose of those beat poets of olden times.
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