The Plough and Stars
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The literary journal Ploughshares is named for the bar, where it was founded in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and former bartender/owner Peter O'Malley.
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Notable patrons
- Jarrett Barrios, politician and former employee
- Mickey Bones, musician
- Dana Colley, musician
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
- J. Geils Band members
- Seamus Heaney, poet
- DeWitt Henry, author and founder of Ploughshares
- John Hume, politician
- Javier Juarez, Activist
- David Mamet, writer and director
- Paul H. Patterson, scientist
- Bonnie Raitt, musician
- Kenneth Reeves, politician
- Philip Roth, author
- Mark Sandman, musician