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Lawrence Ferlinghetti is known the  world over as a poet, publisher, painter, activist, bookstore  proprietor, and cultural icon. The San Francisco Historical Society is  proud to announce a new exhibit in celebration of our local legend.  Ferlinghetti | An exhibit in 6 vignettes, focuses on different aspects  of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s life, shown from a new perspective—his own.  The exhibit draws all of its material from his personal effects, his  personal library, his paintings, and other unique artifacts from his  life and times.

Ferlinghetti was best known for his  second collection of poems, A Coney Island of the Mind (1958), which has  been translated into nine languages and sold over a million copies.  When Ferlinghetti turned 100 in March 2019, the city of San Francisco  turned his birthday, March 24, into “Lawrence Ferlinghetti Day.” Join us for a free docent tour of the Museum Every Saturday at 11:30 AM and at…