Iconic Beat Generation Bookseller amp Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti Turns 100

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a leading literary figure of the Beat Generation, turned 100 on Sunday. Ferlinghetti is a poet, bookseller, book publisher, artist and activist. In 1953, he co-founded City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, the first all-paperback bookshop in the country. Two years later, Lawrence Ferlinghetti launched the City Lights publishing house. Both institutions are still running today. City Lights might be best known as the publisher of Allen Ginsberg’s landmark poem Howl. It revolutionized American poetry and American consciousness, but it also led to Ferlinghetti and his publishing partner being arrested and put on trial for obscenity. He appeared on Democracy Now! in 2007. • #DemocracyNow • Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: https://democracynow.org • Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today: https://democracynow.org/donate • FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: • YouTube: / democracynow • Facebook: / democracynow • Twitter: / democracynow • Instagram: / democracynow • SoundCloud: / democracynow • iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/demo... • Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

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