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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 01:19 AM Original message |
Celebrating Lawrence Ferlinghetti |
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knowbody0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
1. wise words from a lovely man |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 01:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Indeed. Inspiring. Thank you. |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
3. I love his poetry. I love his bookstore. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. . |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. City Lights -- sigh... (NT) |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Does NH have good/independent bookstores? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. We're "limited". |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
6. a kick for Lorenzo Monsanto |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Thought there was a little something there for everyone. |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
7. To Ferlinghetti's right is Vesuvio bar |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Vesuvio is one of a kind |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
10. One of my most prized possessions is a book of poetry signed by |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 12:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. What a treasure. North Beach is also one of the most beautiful spots on the planet |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. K&R #3 for, SHPMATE!1 n/t |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Awesome. I thought his Navy quotes would resonate. Thanks for seeing that |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. kicking for poetry vs. "retarded" discussions and for vets |
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mulsh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
15. thanks, he's even better in person. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 06:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing that. I hope more people see the thread b/c he is |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I met him when Matt invited us to a post election deal. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 07:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. LOL |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
19. Not a great American poet, but I did enjoy his works in context of his life. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 07:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Living a poetic life, he will surely be remembered for his contribution, eh? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 07:52 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Yep, but I don't think that ranks up there with "great" status as a poet. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. ok |
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Wickerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
20. Sweet, if you like Beat lit, check out Beat Scene Press |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
23. Sigh... I love City Lights... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 09:01 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Cool. Great photo. Do you have it framed? |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. No, but I should... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 12:39 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. oh yeah |
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retread (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 05:52 AM Response to Original message |
29. City Lights !! I remember the stairs and days retreating into printed pages. Hard to believe |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 05:54 AM Response to Original message |
30. People in the United States should value poetry more than they do, |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
31. A poem that Ferlinghetti wrote shortly before the invasion & occupation of Iraq: |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. And here's a page of some of his recent poems, including a good one from 2007: |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 08:06 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. In any language |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Thank you so much. I'd call that "great" |
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sally jo (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
33. Ferlighetti was one of the first poets I got into during my teens...Q |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
34. Love, love Ferlinghetti. This article makes me homesick for San Francisco. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-21-09 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
38. kick |
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