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"Pictures of the Gone World" is a poetry collection by Lawrence Ferlinghetti first published in 1955. It holds the distinction of being the very first volume issued in the City Lights Pocket Poets Series. The collection is a significant work of the Beat Generation, characterized by its accessible, c...
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Historically important Beat collection admired for immediacy, humor, urban observation, and cultural influence; unevenness reflects its spontaneous aesthetic.
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti was an American poet, painter, and publisher who played a foundational role in the Beat Generation literary movement. In 1953, he co-founded City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco and subsequently launched City Lights Publishers, famously publishing Allen Ginsberg's controversi...
