Obituary
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Beat Poet, ‘Howl’ Publisher, Dies at 101
- Bookstore owner who was at center of landmark obscenity trial
- His City Lights shop in San Francisco was counter-culture hub
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet and bookstore owner whose publication of Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl” in 1956 led to a landmark obscenity trial that spotlighted the Beat literary movement, has died. He was 101.
He died Monday at his home in San Francisco, according to the Washington Post, citing his son Lorenzo. The cause was lung disease.