Don’t bow down to critics who have not themselves written great masterpieces. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti
For even bad poetry has relevance for what it does not say for what it leaves out. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti
I am waiting for the war to be fought which will make the world safe for anarchy — Lawrence Ferlinghetti
In Plato’s republic, poets were considered subversive, a danger to the republic. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti
We have seen the best minds of our generation destroyed by boredom at poetry readings. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti