Book of Blues
by Jack Kerouac
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A collection of Kerouac's "blues poetry", most of which has not been published until now.
Editions of Book of Blues
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Penguin Group USA |
Date 1995 |
Price $3.45 |
 Very Good |
Publisher Notes
Although he is best known as a writer of prose, Jack Kerouac was an important poet, his work described by Michael McClure as "startling in its majesty and comedy and gentleness and vision". These eight extended poems, composed between 1954 and 1961, offer exuberant forays into language and consciousness that combine rich imagery, complex internal rhythms, and a reverent attentiveness to the moments.
Media Reviews
"The 'Book of Blues'' primary interest is to supply further documentation of the biographical backdrop out of which Kerouac's grand prose works arose....Many of these poems relate to the prose with a peculiar ripple effect, almost like outtakes returning to annotate familiar narrative locales...."
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