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Lawrence Ferlinghetti\\\'s Politics


I hope I won\\\'t seem too politically incorrect for saying this but after
immersing myself in the writings of the guilt-obsessed asexual Jack Kerouac, the
ridiculously horny Allen Ginsberg and the just plain sordid William S.
Boroughs... it\\\'s nice to read a few poems by a guy who can get excited about a
little candy store under the El or a pretty woman letting a stocking drop to the
floor (“Literary Kicks”).
For casual reading, Lawrence Ferlinghetti\\\'s poetry is cheerful and
humorous. At best it is a welcome break for the mainstream of the “beat
generation.” Inside his poetry, deep rooted criticisms of the United States
exist. Ferlinghetti has had an anti-government attitude since the 1950\\\'s. His
beliefs strengthened when he was put on trial for publishing a highly
controversial collection of poems written by Allen Ginsberg. Lawrence
Ferlinghetti has chosen to express his political views through his poetry.......

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