{"id":56184,"date":"2023-03-20T12:09:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T16:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=56184"},"modified":"2023-11-19T11:11:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T16:11:42","slug":"nancy-peters-saved-city-lights-books-yeah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2023\/03\/nancy-peters-saved-city-lights-books-yeah.html","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Peters Saved City Lights Books, Yes!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8220;<em>While Lawrence Ferlinghetti certainly deserves all of the accolades he\u2019s received, the fact of the matter is there would literally be no City Lights without Nancy Peters.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nancy Peters Discussing Her History at City Lights Bookstore\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zuHMYBgesBQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/citylights.com\/a-womens-history-of-city-lights-interview-with-nancy-j-peters\/\"><strong><em>A  WOMAN&#8217;S HISTORY OF CITY LIGHT<\/em><\/strong>S<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy-peters-lawrence-ferlinghetti-allen-ginsberg-copy.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"307\" data-attachment-id=\"56338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/nancy-peters-lawrence-ferlinghetti-allen-ginsberg-copy\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy-peters-lawrence-ferlinghetti-allen-ginsberg-copy.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"365,307\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nancy peters, lawrence ferlinghetti, allen ginsberg copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy-peters-lawrence-ferlinghetti-allen-ginsberg-copy-300x252.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy-peters-lawrence-ferlinghetti-allen-ginsberg-copy.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy-peters-lawrence-ferlinghetti-allen-ginsberg-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy-peters-lawrence-ferlinghetti-allen-ginsberg-copy.jpeg 365w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nancy-peters-lawrence-ferlinghetti-allen-ginsberg-copy-300x252.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left: <em>Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Nancy J. Petters<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Beyond shepherding City Lights through various fiscal crises and providing the steady anchor that allowed Ferlinghetti to travel the world as a poet and activist, Nancy\u2019s vision as an editor and acumen as a publisher were a vital key to the success and longevity of City Lights Publishers.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;While Lawrence Ferlinghetti certainly deserves all of the accolades he\u2019s received, the fact of the matter is there would literally be no City Lights without Nancy Peters. 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