THE DAILY BEAT: A poem about Jack Kerouac

Monday, July 16, 2012

A poem about Jack Kerouac

I found this poem about Jack Kerouac quite on target with many of my own feelings and thought I'd share it with Daily Beat Sisters and Brothers. It's written by Jack Caseros, a Canadian writer and ecologist. I learned about it on the Jack Kerouac Facebook page (which you should join if you have not already done so).

1 comment:

Matthew Guerruckey said...: Thank you for the share, Rick. I appreciate it and I know Jack Caseros does.; July 16, 2012 at 2:15 PM

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Reviews of The Beat Handbook

Gerald Nicosia, author of the acclaimed Kerouac biography Memory Babe, said The Beat Handbook is "full of Jack's heart."

Jared Randall, author of the excellent book of poetry, Apocryphal Road Code, said this about The Beat Handbook: "Sometimes a book comes along at just the right time. In my wandering pack of experiences, I find they often do. Enter The Beat Handbook by Rick Dale."

Kenneth Morris, Kerouacian extraordinaire, said this:
"I just finished reading Rick Dale's beautiful utterance and call to action of Kerouac mind-set and zen sensibilities. It made me laugh and reflect on my own life and road I have naturally grooved into after absorbing the Kerouac canon. The road less traveled always had my name on it. And that has made all the difference. The Beat Handbook 100 Days of Kerouactions reaffirms the attitudes and ideology that made the Beats and Kerouac the important men of ideas that America (and the world) thirsted for, needed, and swallowed whole. Beautiful, absorbing, Top Ten whipsmart from my articulate, tender-hearted friend and fellow traveler. Highly recommended."