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Lunch Poems: Lawrence Ferlinghetti

A prominent figure in the wide-open poetry movement of the 50s, Ferlinghetti gave voice to a generation that changed the face of poetry forever. Challenging the elite's definition of art and the ar...  
 
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thinazzabird (2 months ago) Show Hide
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i read a little of the prose of the great wit nancy mitford at channel thinazzabird please drop by
Hendrixleft (7 months ago) Show Hide
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That is amazing to listen to... i found a site that has cool writing and poetry also it is ColorsAndSounds dot
kavouras04 (9 months ago) Show Hide
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Aye!...Not since my grandpa have i heard such an orator....
dollydharma (10 months ago) Show Hide
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Here here!
izovire (10 months ago) Show Hide
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The seagulls were freaky at first. But the poem slowly worked it out.. Very inspiring is poetry that involves astronomy...
Raymantico (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Popeye's grandpappy shipping the same shop-worm poems and Baloney.
whizbang47 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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He was Popeye on D-Day. Is that what you hate?
Stay blighted, jerkoff.
Raymantico (1 year ago) Show Hide
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He was at D-Day too!!!
I thought he only clobbered them at Nagasaki!?
He really was Popeye!

But yeah, that's it--I have to ask myself "why do I hate America so much?"
moonzinya (1 year ago) Show Hide
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lawrence ferlinghetti ... { sigh ;}
fairyanahit (1 year ago) Show Hide
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HIS VOICE IS LIKE A DREAM

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