[in the true mad north] of introspection, where 'falcons of the inner eye' dive and die, glimpsing in their dying fall, all life's memory of existence.
Lawrence FerlinghettiPoetry can change the world, just like any art can change the world, by changing consciousness. Of course this was the great slogan of the nineteen sixites hippiesโ revolutionโenlarge the area of consciousness, which quite often was done by psychedelic means.
Lawrence FerlinghettiWhen you're young, everything seems like a romance. At 96, I can still feel romantic about publishing young unknown writers.
Lawrence FerlinghettiPoets, come out of your closets, Open your windows, open your doors, You have been holed up too long in your closed worlds... Poetry should transport the public/to higher places/than other wheels can carry it.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti