The Last Word: Lawrence Ferlingetti

For more than 50 years, the poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti kept the bohemian and beat spirit alive at his City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco. I visited that bookstore when I was a student in Mill Valley, California. Mr. Ferlinghetti died just last month (Feb. 22) at the age of 101. In 2007, he spoke to The New York Times about his life and legacy.

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