The Lost Ferlinghetti Tapes

"The Lost Ferlinghetti Tapes" is a mini-documentary by Paul Iorio that presents audio excerpts from an exclusive interview he conducted with Lawrence Ferlinghetti in 2000.

By Paul IorioJune 7, 2018

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    The Lost Ferlinghetti Tapes is a mini-documentary by Paul Iorio that presents audio excerpts from an exclusive interview he conducted with Lawrence Ferlinghetti in 2000 — inter-spliced with segments about Ferlinghetti, City Lights, the Beats, Allen Ginsberg, Howl, and the Howl obscenity trial.

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    Paul Iorio is a freelance writer/reporter/photographer whose work has appeared in almost all the major U.S. newspapers and in many magazines.

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