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Poetry as Insurgent Art
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4 out of 5
Based on 987 Ratings and 150 Reviews

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A manifesto, essay, and discourse on the value of poetic thought in the modern age.In 1953 Lawrence Ferlinghetti founded the first paperback bookstore in the United States. In over five decades City Lights, the bookstore and publisher, has become a Mecca for millions. Ferlinghetti's A Coney Island of the Mind (ND, 1958) is a number one best-selling volume of poetry by any living... More
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PublisherNew Directions Publishing Corporation
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages90
ISBN-100811217191
ISBN-13978-0811217194
Publication Date09/01/2007
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3/26/2009 Matt Layne said: Lawrence Ferlinghetti is a poetic force who sends me flying.
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