""We're doing this every year, every March 24, to honor Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and also, by extension, City Lights bookstore, which is a true beacon of publishing voices that need to be heard.""
""This park is referenced in some of his poetry, and there's even footage of him reading poems here right with this same exact backstop behind me.""
""The waterfront is really important for us because it was important to him. And water sea, sea voyages are a huge part.""
Ferlinghetti Day commemorates the legacy of poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, celebrated annually on March 24. Participants engage in public readings of his poetry at significant locations in San Francisco. Ferlinghetti, founder of City Lights Books, was a prominent advocate for free speech. This year, readers gathered at Jackson Playground, a site connected to his work. The event highlights Ferlinghetti's influence on literature and urban development, particularly in shaping the Embarcadero waterfront after the Loma Prieta earthquake.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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