Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti
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Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti (March 24, 1919 – February 22, 2021) was an American poet, painter, social activist, and co-founder of San Francisco City Lights Booksellers & Publishers. Ferlinghetti was best known for his second collection of poems, A Coney Island of the Mind, which has been translated into nine languages and sold over a million copies. Muni Art […]