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City Lights Publishers (2001), 175 pages
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A collection of poems by beat generation author Jack Kerouac, written between 1954 and 1965 about Mexico, Tangier, Berkeley, the Bowery, God, drugs, and other topics.
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LibraryThing member parrishlantern
love this little book Poem Old hornet me would woo thee fair, soft Sara of the flowers; But bee's not kind That seeks to find, peers too deep shares no sleep; And anyway' who woos bees What is there not to love in just the small example,this book ispart of my life.It makes me smile,makes me feel,it
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LibraryThing member regularguy5mb
An interesting collection of poems from Kerouac covering a ten year period that shows the various periods of his life through travel and differing inspirations. Kerouac was also a traveler, so this collection comes from various places throughout those years, wherever he happened to be at the
The topics covered include God, Buddha, the blues, wine, drugs, Beat friends, and thoughts of the moment. Kerouac's style is very in the moment, often not even letting spelling and punctuation get in the way of the thought trying to reach the page.
He remains such a powerful influence, and this book is an excellent collection of his work.
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time.The topics covered include God, Buddha, the blues, wine, drugs, Beat friends, and thoughts of the moment. Kerouac's style is very in the moment, often not even letting spelling and punctuation get in the way of the thought trying to reach the page.
He remains such a powerful influence, and this book is an excellent collection of his work.
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English
Physical description
175 p.; 4.9 inches
ISBN
0872862690 / 9780872862692