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Lawrence Ferlinghetti Turns 100

Posted by David S. Wills | Mar 24, 2019 | Beat News

Lawrence Ferlinghetti was born in New York one hundred years ago today – 24th March, 1919....

Posted by Karen Dewar | Feb 28, 2017 | Essays

The world was a different place in post-war America. Suburbs were scant, malls were unheard of,...

Posted by David S. Wills | Oct 7, 2015 | Essays

October 7th, 1955, was arguably one of the most important dates in American literature. On that...

Clearing out the garage Going through mountains of books Nooks and nooks of books Old English lit...

Posted by David S. Wills | Apr 17, 2014 | Beat News

This Sunday, April 20th, Naropa University – which was founded by Tungpa Rinpoche and was...