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Quote by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above

Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of his audience, the poet, like an acrobat, climbs on rhyme to a high wire of his own making. – Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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We have to raise the consciousness the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace. – Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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Freedom of speech is always under attack by Fascist mentality, which exists in all parts of the world, unfortunately. – Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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