The Visit/1:

Visitor Pablo Armando Fernandez, one of Cuba's leading poets,(on the right) and San Francisco's poet laureate, Lawrence Ferlinghetti posed in front of Ferlinghetti's shop and publishing headquarters, City Lights Bookstore. It is "the birthplace of beat poetry" in San Francisco's North Beach and also the setting for many literary celebrations and free speech demonstrations.

The two poets, Ferlinghetti and Fernandez, first met in London about 35 years ago at an international poetry festival. Ferlinghetti warmly greeted his guest and presented Pablo, an avid book collector, with copies of his signed books. Pablo most enjoyed viewing the catalogue of Ferlinghetti's paintings at a recent one-man show. Over the decades the men shared poetic concerns at international events and in San Francisco, but Pablo was unaware that his friend, Larry, was also an accomplished painter. Having the photo shot at the historic bookstore fulfilled a long held wish for Pablo.

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