20 sats \ 2 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears OP 22 May \ parent \ on: "How to Meditate" by Jack Kerouac BooksAndArticles
I'm a bit embarrassed that I did that deep dive back in the day (some 40 years ago), when I was way too young to really appreciate his poetry, and by the time I really became a reader of poetry, was splitting my focus between the Confessionals and the Romantics (no regrets about either, just wish I'd expanded my scope earlier). I really need to revisit more of his non-prose work.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @carlosfandango 22 May
There is the obvious ‘Mexico City Blues’ and some collected editions of his poetry to get reacquainted with.
Poetry was a key outlet for Kerouac and the Beat movement, but often seems overlooked in favour of more easily digestible literature (like On The Road). Ginsberg’s Howl was popular but it’s rarely remarked on as part of a wider range of poetry from that time.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears OP 22 May
Oh yeah, Howl remained on my radar then and now (just an outstanding poem), but definitely seemed to feel isolated instead of part of a movement.
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