Lawrence Ferlinghetti's link to Stone Soup is undeniable, Jack Powers having published a book by him back in the day. I don't want to link to the usual academic sites this week, so here's a Ferlinghetti poem posted by Richard L Floyd, "Pity the Nation."
My copy of the latest Ibbetson Street came in the mail yesterday. Can't wait to read through this. It includes work by David Miller, Jennifer Matthews, Marge Piercy,Tim Gager and so many more! Nice front cover by Linda Matthews Denham and back cover by Bonnie Matthews Brock (it's the attack of the artists with three names). There's even an old Jack Powers interview by Doug Holder to mark the passing of Lawrence Ferlinghetti. You can read my latest poem, "Older Again," on page 23. Thanks to Doug Holder and Harris Gardner for including my work in this exciting issue.
Returning poet C.C. Arshagra wites about Lawrence Ferlinghetti and...someone else. His work is accompanied with art by Edward Michael Supranowicz, to help close out today at Oddball Magazine.
Paul Koniecki has one more Lawrence Ferlinghetti tribute for us (with Ed Gault adding photography). Thanks fore reading Oddball Magazine this week.
Joshua Corwin gives us a selection of word cento poems for Lawrence Ferlinghetti (who I would never have called Larry, even on a dare). Read the lastest Incentovise at Oddball Magazine.
Paul Corman-Roberts gives us another Lawrence Ferlinghetti tribute poem. He's accompanied with amazing artwork by Eric N. Peterson. We're starting up early today at Oddball Magazine.
S.A. Griffin comes with us with both artwork and poetry in tribute to the late poet. Experience it now at Oddball Magazine.
Though I never spoke directly with Lawrence Ferlinghetti, I remain grateful for the fruits of his influence, which I have benefited from these past fifteen years.
It's safe to say that if Jack Powers had never gotten excited by Ferlinghetti's work, there wouldn't be a Stone Soup Poetry series for me to run into the ground today.
Carol Weston--friend to both men--would no doubt have gotten the idea to reach out to Ferlinghetti as Stone Soup inched closer and closer to it's fiftieth anniversary this May. Just to let him know.
It's too bad that never happened, but Lawrence Ferlinghetti has done more than enough, more than most of us dare to dream with our self-published chapbooks and online journals.
I'll leave it to the tributes from Carol and dozens of other poets to fill in his absence. As well as Ferlinghetti's own words, which include a goodbye to Jack, whose spirit was willing to carry Ferlinghetti's torch even when his body wasn't.
Ferlinghetti kept the flame going for so many and for so long. Thank you, sir. Who wants to come up next?
