Describes the life and career of Jack Kerouac, author of "On the Road" and influential member of the Beat movement, and his exploits while traveling around the nation.
Features poetry and fiction written by authors representative of the Beat movement of the 1950s including classic and recent work, short biographies of the contributors, and a bibliography of Beat literature.
Chronicles the lives of poets and novelists, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and others drawing connections between their unique brand of literature.
A collection of American poetry by and about the beat generation, written by such poets as Gregory Corso, Jack Kerouac, Diane di Prima, and Allen Ginsberg.
Recounts the travels, people, and experiences that influenced Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road," drawing on a wide range of resources to explore Kerouac's life and influence on the Beat generation.
Eight extended poems by the Beat Generation writer, who likened the form of the works to that of a jazz blues chorus, determined by time and non-stop ad-libbing.
