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Bombay and the Beats: Bridging Two Cities Through Their Poets

Bombay and the Beats: Bridging Two Cities Through Their Poets

Saranya Subramanian on the Links Between Two Movements

By Saranya Subramanian | December 7, 2022

Elegy for Minor Poets: Writing on the Margins of Midcentury Greatness

Elegy for Minor Poets: Writing on the Margins of Midcentury Greatness

Jen DeGregorio Investigates the Literary Lives of David Omer Bearden and Alan Bätjer Russo

By Jen DeGregorio | June 6, 2022

Notable Literary Deaths in 2021

Notable Literary Deaths in 2021

An Incomplete List of the Writers, Editors, and Great Literary Minds We Lost This Year

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2021

In which a drunk Jack Kerouac discusses hippies with William F. Buckley.

In which a drunk Jack Kerouac discusses hippies with William F. Buckley.

By Emily Temple | April 15, 2021

When Lawrence Ferlinghetti Defended a Tribute to Allen Ginsberg

When Lawrence Ferlinghetti Defended a Tribute to Allen Ginsberg

Annice Jacoby on Hosting a “Poets Kaddish”

By Annice Jacoby | March 3, 2021

An Afternoon with Lawrence Ferlinghetti in the Last Light of San Francisco

An Afternoon with Lawrence Ferlinghetti in the Last Light of San Francisco

Robert Andersen Reflects on an Unforgettable Encounter

By Robert Andersen | March 3, 2021

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Thank You, Lawrence Ferlinghetti

By Alysia Abbott | February 26, 2021

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a literary icon who opened doors for the Beat Generation, has died at 101.

By Corinne Segal | February 23, 2021

City Lights Books could close for good—and it's asking for your help.

By Corinne Segal | April 10, 2020

Just Because Walt Whitman Self-Published, Doesn't Mean You Should, Too

Just Because Walt Whitman Self-Published, Doesn't Mean You Should, Too

On Self-Publishing, Vanity, and the Need of a Good Editor

By Nick Ripatrazone | September 9, 2019

The Bay Area Book Festival in Three Acts

The Bay Area Book Festival in Three Acts

Jane Ciabattari Reports From the Best Fest in the West

By Jane Ciabattari | May 15, 2019

Happy 100th Birthday Lawrence Ferlinghetti!

Happy 100th Birthday Lawrence Ferlinghetti!

D.A. Powell, Maxine Hong Kingston, and More, on a Living Legend

By Literary Hub | March 22, 2019

D.A. Powell on the First Time He Met Lawrence Ferlinghetti

D.A. Powell on the First Time He Met Lawrence Ferlinghetti

"I knew words he had written and that made him practically a god."

By D.A. Powell | March 22, 2019

A Poem for Lawrence Ferlinghetti, by Gerald Nicosia

A Poem for Lawrence Ferlinghetti, by Gerald Nicosia

"how he delighted my old mother"

By Gerald Nicosia | March 22, 2019

Maxine Hong Kingston on Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Maxine Hong Kingston on Lawrence Ferlinghetti

By Maxine Hong Kingston | March 22, 2019

Lawrence Ferlinghetti on the Cusp of 100

Lawrence Ferlinghetti on the Cusp of 100

Friends and Co-Workers Reflect on the Poet-Publisher's Legacy

By Jonah Raskin | January 24, 2019

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