1. Lawrence Ferlinghetti
... , a collection of poems called Open Eye, Open Heart? This collection of poems contains two of Ferlinghetti's most famous and influential pieces of work, "1000 Fearful Words for Fidel Castro," and "Las Vegas Tilt." "There isn't much good contemporary political poetry. The modern idiom itself, which is personal and revelatory, with its attentions centered inward, is poorly adopted to something as public ... Dragon's Teeth, but is a good example of Ferlinghetti's older works and shows some of his writing styles. "Ferlinghetti emerges at his best in a rather lengthy composition written in 19...
- Word Count: 2368
- Approx Pages: 9
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School
