Copies of the great #AllenGinsberg poem #Howl were seized by #UnitedStatesCustoms on #ThisDayInHistory in 1957, and #LawrenceFerlinghetti and #ShigeyoshiMurao of #CityLightsBooks were charged with obscenity. They were later acquitted and continued publishing #BeatGeneration work.

A poem by Lawrence Felinghetti:
#Poetry #Beatnick #SanFrancisco #CityLightsBooks

This mornings #urbansketch. #vesuviosf and #citylightsbooks #northbeachsf #penandink #art #sketchbook

Enjoy!
-Pablo

#CityLightsBooks #bookstores #books #poets #poetry #MissionDistrictSF #LatinxPoets #BIPOC #POCbusinesses #smallbusinesses #art #artists #MedicineforNightmares #storytelling #SanFrancisco #KeepItLocal

Fascism is here. If you haven't read Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti, now is a great time! #blackshirtsandreds #michaelparenti #citylightsbooks

Never fails, December arrives, Anna Karenina is sold out at #citylightsbooks