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Poetry As Insurgent Art, by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

After a lifetime, this (r)evolutionary little book is still a work-in-progress, the poet's ars poetica, to which at 88 he is constantly adding.

From the groundbreaking (and bestselling) A Coney Island of the Mind in 1958 to the "personal epic" of Americus, Book I in 2003, Lawrence Ferlinghetti has, in more than thirty books, been the poetic conscience of America. Now in Poetry As Insurgent Art, he offers, in prose, his primer of what poetry is, could be, should be. The result is by turns tender and furious, personal and political. If you are a reader of poetry, find out what is missing from the usual fare you are served; if you are a poet, read at your own risk--you will never again look at your role in the same way.

LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI (born 1919) is not only a major American poet--he is a national icon. "Through his publishing and bookselling at City Lights Books in San Francisco, his inspiration of the Beats, his steady publication of and coverage of poets both classic and avante-garde, Ferlinghetti has been a major force and an inspiration in the literary world. He has always pushed the edges of the literary envelope and has been unwavering in his commitment to literature."--The citation for the National Book Award's first Literarian Award (2005), recognizing an individual whose life's work has enhanced the literary world as a whole. In December 2006, Ferlinghetti was named as a Commander in the French Order of Arts and Letters. Among his many books: A Coney Island of the Mind; Americus, Book I; Mexican Night; Starting from San Francisco; Wild Dreams of a New Beginning; and many more.

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