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San Francisco Beat
by Leslie Eugenia Hoffman

Sunday, October 18, 2009
Rated "PG" by the Author.
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Broadway at Columbus
Chinatown fades into
little Italy, blessed by
Saint Francis of Assisi

omne ignotum

Chianti and Brad
at Ristorante Franchino
photos of young mama and
papa hang on the walls

buon appetito

City Lights, across the alley
Vesuvio Cafe where
50s Beats spouted prose
while pissing in the john

cool man

Ginsberg's Howl banned
Burroughs was Junkie
pre Condor and Carol Doda
Kerouac lived On the Road

the Beat bible

In that flicker between
when The Gate glows sienna
and neon lights Broadway
young poets of North Beach

hear the rhythm of the Beats

 

infinite possibility

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Reviewed by Gianetta Ellis 11/6/2009
I agree with Richard, I like your stanzas that play like a slide show in my mind. I particularly like your last stanza/line - the idea/image of "young poets of North Beach" seems to bring your presentation full-circle while also portending something good yet to come.
Reviewed by Regis Auffray 10/30/2009
Thank you for sharing these glimpses of this interesting city, Leslie. It is an appreciated lesson for me. Love and best wishes,

Regis
Reviewed by richard cederberg 10/27/2009
WE found an inter-net cafe on Vancouver Island and I just had to throw a rainbow ball here. The snapshot quality of your stanzas, like vignette's, offer colorful glimpses into where your heart travels with your talented pen.
Well written!
Rock the Casbah LEH!
r
Reviewed by Debra Conklin 10/19/2009
Reminds me of the poets in berets and black turtlenecks I watched on television and in movies.
Reviewed by Karen Palumbo 10/18/2009
And there are many beats aren't there?

Be always safe,
Karen
Reviewed by Gene Williamson 10/18/2009
As I recall, Leslie, San Francisco has many sides, and
your great talent captures the beat that was Ginsburg
and Kerouac and friends. -gene
Reviewed by Sage Sweetwater 10/18/2009
A generation in good company, Leslie. Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair to look as good as this poetry...it's classic, it's you, a poet with a style all of your own...I've been reading many of your poems and they are originally composed with many themes that accentuate landscape, people, places, and spiritual textures. Many should take interest in your work...and congratulations on your literary accomplishments...be well.

Sage
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