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Nov.18.2007
This collection of recent poems is graced with a short introduction by the poet in which he says, “All I ever wanted to do was to paint light on the walls of life.” For more than 50 years Ferlinghetti has been doing just that—illuminating both the everyday and the unusual, all the while keeping...
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Oct.21.2007
These poems show a progressive continuity and clarity of perception that apprehends the hard reality and luminous irreality in everyday phenomena.