6/22/2023 0 Comments A coney island of the mind poemsI realized that it was the legendary poet. One day a bearded gent sat next to me and struck up a conversation. The only beatnik accoutrement I lacked in those days was a proper beret. I got a kick out of bellying up to the Beatnik Bar, drinking Irish coffee, smoking Camels, and pondering if Jack Kerouac or Neal Cassady had ever sat on the same bar stool. I used to hang out at Vesuvio Cafe, which is a bar in San Francisco across the alley from Ferlinghetti’s City Lights Bookstore. I also met Lawrence Ferlinghetti in my wayward youth but beat poets aren’t as famous as saloon singers and baseball superstars. My reply was “a toss-up between Frank Sinatra and Willie Mays.” Just don’t call me crazy, okay? If I were rich, you’d call me eccentric.Īnother reason I have Felinghetti on my mind is a thread going around Twitter asking who is the most famous person you’ve ever met and spoken to. I’m not only a punster, I free associate like crazy. I know it’s strange, but you must be mindful of how my mind works. Lawrence Ferlinghetti, A Coney Island of the Mind: PoemsĮver since the Impeached Insult Comedian nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, I’ve had Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s poetry collection, A Coney Island Of The Mind on my mind. Which will make the world safe for anarchy”
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