THE DAILY BEAT: Happy 99th Birthday to Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Happy 99th Birthday to Lawrence Ferlinghetti

City Lights co-founder and poet extraordinaire Lawrence Ferlinghetti turns 99 years old today. Happy Birthday, Mr. Ferlinghetti. And thank you for standing with the Beats and on the right side of history throughout your life.

Here's a recent interview: https://www.sfchronicle.com/books/article/Ferlinghetti-speaks-out-at-99-his-voice-as-vital-12764802.php

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Hey there! I'm at work surfing around your blog from my new iphone 3gs!
Just wanted to say I love reading your blog and look forward to all your posts!
Keep up the outstanding work!; March 25, 2018 at 1:49 AM

Post a Comment

Reviews of The Beat Handbook

Gerald Nicosia, author of the acclaimed Kerouac biography Memory Babe, said The Beat Handbook is "full of Jack's heart."

Jared Randall, author of the excellent book of poetry, Apocryphal Road Code, said this about The Beat Handbook: "Sometimes a book comes along at just the right time. In my wandering pack of experiences, I find they often do. Enter The Beat Handbook by Rick Dale."

Kenneth Morris, Kerouacian extraordinaire, said this:
"I just finished reading Rick Dale's beautiful utterance and call to action of Kerouac mind-set and zen sensibilities. It made me laugh and reflect on my own life and road I have naturally grooved into after absorbing the Kerouac canon. The road less traveled always had my name on it. And that has made all the difference. The Beat Handbook 100 Days of Kerouactions reaffirms the attitudes and ideology that made the Beats and Kerouac the important men of ideas that America (and the world) thirsted for, needed, and swallowed whole. Beautiful, absorbing, Top Ten whipsmart from my articulate, tender-hearted friend and fellow traveler. Highly recommended."