THE DAILY BEAT: Some recent Kerouac-related dates of note

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Some recent Kerouac-related dates of note

I've been "on the road" and thus missed the below Kerouac-related dates:

Poet and Kerouac influencer William Carlos Williams was born September 17, 1883.

Jack Kerouac's sister, Caroline ("Nin") died on September 19, 1964.

Kerouac's first wife and Beat Generation inner circle member, Edie Parker, was born September 20, 1922 (well, I didn't officially miss this one but I'm grouping it that way)

We've opined about each in the past and detailed their appearance in Kerouac's works:

William Carlos Williams

Caroline Kerouac

Edie Parker

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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."