Lawrence Ferlinghetti

LitCharts guides for works by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Explore LitCharts poetry guides for works by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Each guide offers line-by-line analysis, exploration of poetic devices, and helpful resources for studying Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poetry.

Constantly Risking Absurdity

The American Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti first published "Constantly Risking Absurdity" in his 1958 collection A Coney Island of the Mind. The poem compares the poet to an acrobat who must perf... view guide