Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Books
Oct.05.1968
The title of this book is taken from Henry Miller’s Into the Night Life. In it, Ferlinghetti expresses the way he felt during a short period in the 1950s. Taken together, his thoughts form a kind of Coney Island of the mind, a kind of circus of the soul. A Coney Island of the Mind has become a modern classic.
May.29.1968
These poems show a progressive continuity and clarity of perception that apprehends the hard reality and luminous irreality in everyday phenomena.
Sep.26.1967
Starting From San Francisco, first published in 1961, is the third collection of Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poetry.
Nov.24.1960
“A surreal semi-autobiographical blackbook record of a semi-mad period of my life, in that mindless, timeless state most romantics pass through, confusing flesh madonnas with spiritual ones.” This is how the author describes this extraordinary expatriate novel.
About Lawrence
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...