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# The Once-Mystical Energy of San Francisco’s Art and Poetry Scene
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/jess-lawrence-ferlinghetti-robert-duncan/
- Published: 2019-04-17T19:45:35.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:44:16.000Z
- Description: Revisiting the work of Jess, Robert Duncan, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who just turned 100 years old.
- Author: Nathan Gelgud
- Tags: Comics, California, Jess, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:34 (2019, 2020, part 1)

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[Jess: Secret Compartments](http://minnesotastreetproject.com/exhibitions/1275-minnesota-st/jess-secret-compartments?ref=hyperallergic.com) *continues at the Minnesota Street Project (1275 Minnesota St, San Francisco) through May 4.*