Lawrence Ferlinghetti letters
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti letters
- Date
- 1997
- Creator
- Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Authors--Correspondence.
- Poetry.
- Poets, American--20th century.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 2011MS180: [identification of item], Lawrence Ferlinghetti letters, 1997, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti (b. 1919) is a poet, contemporary with the Beats, and member of the wide-open poetry movement. By 1955 he had founded the City Light Booksellers and Publishers and in 1956 published Allen Ginsberg's Howl & Other Poems. Ferlinghetti's major works include A Coney Island of the Mind and A Far Rockaway of the Heart.
- "A Brief Biography of Lawrence Ferlinghetti". City Lights Booksellers and Publishers. City Light Booksellers and Publishers. n.d. Web. 12 December 2011.
- Scope and Content
- The collection consists of two letters from Lawrence Ferlinghetti to Kenneth Cherry. One letter includes a copy of Allen Ginsberg's "In Memorium" pamphlet featuring a poem written by Ferlinghetti entitled "Allen Ginsberg Dying".
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
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