Thursday, April 25, 2024

Remembering Beat poet Ted Joans

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                                                  Today we remember Beat poet Ted Joans, who died on April 25, 2003. He appeared in one of J...
Thursday, April 18, 2024

Happy heavenly birthday to Beat poet, Bob Kaufman

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                               Beat poet Bob Kaufman, was born on this date -- April 18 -- in 1925.  He appeared as Chuck Berman in Jack Ker...
Sunday, April 14, 2024

Belatedly remembering Helen Weaver

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                                      Helen Weaver, who we interviewed for  The Daily Beat  in November 2019  HERE , died on April 13, 2021....
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Happy Heavenly Birthday to Al Hinkle

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                              Al Hinkle was born on this date -- April 9 -- in 1926. He was represented in Jack Kerouac's works as follo...
Friday, April 5, 2024

Remembering Allen Ginsberg

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  Allen Ginsberg (left) with Jack Kerouac Poet and core Beat Generation member, Allen Ginsberg, died on this date -- April 5 -- in 1997. Gin...
Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Happy birthday in heaven to Henri Cru

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                                       Today we celebrate the birthday in 1921 of Henri Cru. Jack Kerouac met and befriended Cru while atten...
Saturday, March 30, 2024

A triple-header date in the Kerouac world

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  John Clellon Holmes, Robert Creeley, Carl Solomon (L-R) Today -- March 30 -- is a "3-for-1" date in the Kerouac world. Jack Kero...