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.
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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