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Who wrote the following collections of poetry:
"Love is a Dog from Hell"
"Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit"
"Sifting Through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way"
a. Charles Bukowski
b. Lawrence Ferlinghetti
c. Allen Ginsberg
d. Ted Berrigan
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"Love is a Dog from Hell"
"Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit"
"Sifting Through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way"
a. Charles Bukowski
b. Lawrence Ferlinghetti
c. Allen Ginsberg
d. Ted Berrigan
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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March 24, 1919
gender
male
place of birth
Yonkers, New York, The United States
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Poetry
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A prominent voice of the wide-open poetry movement that began in the 1950s, Lawrence Ferlinghetti has written poetry, translation, fiction, theater, art criticism, film narration, and essays. Often concerned with politics and social issues, Ferlinghetti’s poetry countered the literary elite's definition of art and the artist's role in the world. Though imbued with the commonplace, his poetry cannot be simply described as polemic or personal protest, for it stands on his craftsmanship, thematics, and grounding in tradition.
Ferlinghetti was born in Yonkers in 1919, son of Carlo Ferlinghetti who was from the province of Brescia and Clemence Albertine Mendes-Monsanto. Following his undergraduate years at the University of North Ca...more
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A Coney Island of the Mind: Poems by Lawrence Ferlinghetti avg rating 4.20 — 1,174 ratings — published 1958 4 editions |
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Pictures of the Gone World (City Lights Pocket Poets Series) by Lawrence Ferlinghetti avg rating 4.20 — 179 ratings — published 1955 2 editions |
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A Far Rockaway of the Heart (New Directions Paperbook) by Lawrence Ferlinghetti avg rating 4.17 — 132 ratings — published 1997 4 editions |
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City Lights Pocket Poets Anthology by Lawrence Ferlinghetti avg rating 4.27 — 109 ratings — published 1974 5 editions |
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These Are My Rivers: New & Selected Poems, 1955-1993 by Lawrence Ferlinghetti avg rating 4.07 — 99 ratings — published 1994 2 editions |
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Her by Lawrence Ferlinghetti avg rating 3.55 — 112 ratings — published 1960 |
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Poetry As Insurgent Art by Lawrence Ferlinghetti avg rating 3.92 — 95 ratings — published 2007 |
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Starting from San Francisco. by Lawrence Ferlinghetti avg rating 4.01 — 89 ratings — published 1967 |
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Wild Dreams of a New Beginning by Lawrence Ferlinghetti avg rating 4.01 — 73 ratings — published 1988 2 editions |
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The Secret Meaning of Things by Lawrence Ferlinghetti avg rating 3.54 — 57 ratings — published 1968 2 editions |
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"'Recipe For Happiness Khaborovsk Or Anyplace'
One grand boulevard with trees
with one grand cafe in sun
with strong black coffee in very small cups.
One not necessarily very beautiful
man or woman who loves you.
One fine day."
— Lawrence Ferlinghetti
One grand boulevard with trees
with one grand cafe in sun
with strong black coffee in very small cups.
One not necessarily very beautiful
man or woman who loves you.
One fine day."
— Lawrence Ferlinghetti
"If you're too open-minded; your brains will fall out."
— Lawrence Ferlinghetti
— Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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