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KittyWampus

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3. I've an original copy of "A Coney Island of the Mind" which I found in a used bookstore.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Apr 5, 2017, 12:16 AM

Apr 2017

I credit that book, in part, for my never becoming cynical.

His work and Ginsberg's made me FEEL what art could do and say.

And that energy needs a rebirth right now.

People are creative beings and I see so many people spending their lives staring into their smart phones.

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Happy 98th Birthday, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, March 24, [View all] elleng Apr 2017 OP

Thanks. Boy has he seen some things. nolabear Apr 2017 #1

One of the bestest ghostsinthemachine Apr 2017 #2

I've an original copy of "A Coney Island of the Mind" which I found in a used bookstore. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #3

YES! Happy Birthday! burrowowl Apr 2017 #4

What a lion. What an artist. Damn. I bow to this man. byronius Apr 2017 #5

A true "guardian and protector of the mind" as Dylan would put it- and 1st Amedment HERO Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #6