Lawrence Ferlinghetti, author of A Coney Island of the Mind and These Are My Rivers, speaks with Don Swaim about City Lights Review, Number One. Ferlinghetti wrote it in a somewhat poetic style, and received a great reaction to his writing. He talks about his decision to write the book and the problems he underwent while writing.

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For many years most of the best writers of the English language found their way to Don Swaim's CBS Radio studio in New York. Wired for Books is proud to webcast these interviews in RealAudio.