Lawrence Ferlinghetti

American artist, writer and activist (1919–2021).

Born March 24th, 1919 in Yonkers. [ref]

Died February 22nd, 2021 at 101 years old in San Francisco (interstitial lung disease). [ref]

Occupations
activist shareholder, bookseller, journalist, military officer, painter, peace activist, playwright, poet, political activist, publisher, translator, writer

If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X