Jack Kerouac

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

The Low Yellow...

The low yellow
moon above the
Quiet lamplit house.

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Facts

Kerouac’s loose, freewheeling style in part reflected his spiritual bent as he turned to Buddhism during the heyday of his writing career.

Kerouac was a friend of fellow cutting-edge writers William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, the latter of whom was heavily influenced by Kerouac’s writing style.

Kerouac, whose lineage traces back to Quebec, began writing On the Road in French.

Factoids

He had three wives. (Edie Parker, Joan Haverty, and Stella Sampas)

He slept with Gore Vidal and Allen Ginsberg.

His girlfriend was Carolyn Cassady.

His father was Leo-Alcide Kerouac.

His mother was Gabrielle-Ange Levesque.

His brother was Gerard Kerouac.

He served in the US Navy.

He was bisexual.

He's buried in Edson Cemetery, Lowell, MA.

He died from liver failure due to excess drinking.

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The Low Yellow...

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