BookwormLawrence Ferlinghetti: Time of Useful ConsciousnessLawrence Ferlinghetti, 93-year-old renowned Beat generation poet and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers, on his latest adventure, a dire warning for America.rssShareBy Michael Silverblatt • May 12, 2014 • 1 min readMichael Silverblatthost, 'Bookworm'Alan HowardBookworm CollaboratorLawrence Ferlinghettipoet, painter and liberal activistCultureBooksArtsPoetry