Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti Tells Robert Scheer: I Am Not a Beat! (Audio)
Truthdig's editor in chief asks the co-founder of San Francisco's famed City Lights Bookstore to discuss his life and his work with writers of the Beat Generation.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti receives a message from Czech fans in Prague during a three-day celebration of his life's work in 1998. (David Brauchli / AP)
Listen to their conversation and find past episodes of “Scheer Intelligence” here.
—Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly
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