“the poet like an acrobat climbs on rime to a high wire of his own making.” PoetClimbsAbsurdityRhymeWireRhymingConey Island Author:Lawrence Ferlinghetti
“Beauty stands and waits with gravity to start her death-defying leap” WaitingBeautyLeapGravityDefyingConey Island Book:A Coney Island of the Mind Source: A Coney Island of the Mind
“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.” AudiencePoetClimbsAbsurdityRhymeWireRhymingConey Island Author:Lawrence Ferlinghetti
