Jack Kerouac

1 month ago | 3quarksdaily.com | Jack Kerouac |Jim Culleny

A Sudden Sketch Poem Gary's sink has a shroudy burlap the rub brush tinwear plout leans on right side like a red womans hair the faucet leaks little lovedrops The teacup's upsidedown with visions of green mountains and brown lousy Chinese mysterious up heights The frying pan's still wet The spoon's by 2 petals of flower The washrag's hung on edge like bloomers I don't know what to say about the dishpan, the soap The sink itself inside or what is hidden underneath the bomb burlap Shroudflap...

Oct 10, 2024 | 3quarksdaily.com | Jack Kerouac |Jim Culleny

BuddhaAnd when a dog barked I took it for soundwaves and cars passing too, and once I heard a jet plane which I thought was a mosquito in my heart, and once I saw salmon walls of pink and roses, moving and ululating with the drapishI had a path that I followed through piney woods and a phosphorescent white hound-dog named Bob who led me the way when the clouds covered the stars, and then communicated to me the sleepings of a loving dog enamoured of God.

May 3, 2024 | tricycle.org | Randy Rosenthal |Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac’s two most popular books—On the Road and The Dharma Bums—showed people they could live a completely different way of life: a bohemian existence at odds with postwar American consumerism. Both books are about freedom. Both depict a life free from thirty-year mortgages, nine-to-five jobs, conventional relationships, and family responsibilities. They present the liberating idea that you could do whatever you want with your life—what you want to do, not just what you were supposed to do.

Mar 19, 2024 | capitolhillbooks-dc.com | Patti Smith |Richard Hell |Jack Kerouac |Bob Flanagan

Madras & New York: Hanuman Books, 1986-1992. Near Fine. Item #28764 Madras & New York: Hanuman Books, 1986-1992. First Editions. 50 volumes, complete. All but one volume 16mo; Ricard's "God With Revolver" in octavo format. Original photographic jackets over printed wraps. Light rubbing to jackets and short tear to crown of David Hockney's "Picasso" (Vol. 31).

Mar 19, 2024 | thenostalgiatest.com | Jack Kerouac

An interview with the stars of Snack Shack, a new 90s-set coming of age movie. Lead actors Conor Sherry and Mika Abdalla join Dan for a Nostalgia Test Now episode about their nostalgia inspired movie Snack Shack, a 90s teen story centered around four friends at the public pool during the summer in Nebraska City. They discuss the 90s prep they did, how their characters impacted them, some of their favorite moments of the movie, and so much more.