Book of Haikus (Penguin Poets) - Kerouac, Jack

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Book of Haikus (Penguin Poets) by Kerouac, Jack Format: Trade PaperbackPublished by Penguin Books, 2003 Highlighting a lesser-known aspect of one of America's most influential auth ors, this new collection displays Jack Kerouac's interest in and mastery of haiku. Experimenting with this compact poetic genre throughout his career, Kerouac often included haiku in novels, correspondence, notebooks, journals, sketchbooks, and recordings. In this collection, Kerouac scholar Regina Weinreich supplements an incomplete draft of a haiku manuscript found in Kerouac's archives with a generous selection of Kerouac's other haiku, from both published and unpublished sources. With more than 500 poems, this is a must-have volume for Kerouac enthusiasts everywhere. Show more