Richard Ames; chapter 3, p. 27
Source: The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (1985)
“Lawrence is usually the first poet kids read in schools that they really like. It's a real turn-on for them.”
Edward Epstein, "S.F. Finds Its Voice", http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/08/12/MN76094.DTL San Francisco Chronicle, 1998-08-12.
On Laurence Ferlinghetti becoming San Francisco's first poet laureate.
1990s
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