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Lawrence Ferlinghetti was born in Yonkers, New York on March 24, 1919.
* He was a poet, painter, social activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.
* He is best known for his second collection of poems, A Coney Island of the Mind (1958).
* He was named San Francisco's Poet Laureate in 1998.
* He was awarded the Frost Medal, the Author's Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
* He was named Commandeur, French Order of Arts and Letters.
* He was awarded the John Ciardi Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry.
* He died on February 22, 2021 at the age of 101.
* His work continues to inspire readers and writers around the world.