Posted by Atticus on August 18, 2004, at 9:35:17
In reply to Lawrence Ferlinghetti, posted by Jai Narayan on August 18, 2004, at 7:31:04
OK, get those fingernails outta your mouth! ;) You're the bloody Empress of Atlantis, and at this rate the Emperor will have to spring for an emerald-encrusted pair of long formal gloves to hide those gnawed nails.
I have heard about this bookstore, but I had no idea that Ferlinghetti was still alive. Amazing! A few months ago, an exhibit of photographs of the Beats was showing in the Newark Museum, so I hopped the PATH under the Hudson to check it out. What makes these intimate and casual photos of the Beats so interesting to me is that Ginsberg scribbled little notations about what was going on in each picture, including the topics of conversation, across the base of each photograph. He just took them with a Kodak Brownie, I think. The main people featured are, predictably, the coterie of Ginsberg, Kerouac, and Burroughs, but a few shots show them and Ferlinghetti, along with lesser-known Beat writers, in front of Ferlinghetti's bookstore. It was really these spontaneous little dribs and drabs of written composition and commentary that drew me across the river into Jersey. Thanks for the background on Ferlinghetti. I didn't know much about him until now. I'm going to look up his books on Amazon and buy one or two, as I really like the "Coney Island of the Mind" piece. I think I could learn a lot from reading his work. Ta. Atticus, who -- Oi! Leave those poor fingernails alone, milady! -- has purchased, albeit with pilfered monies, a "Day of Peace and Harmony" for his good friend, Jai
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