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He ‘Always Considered Writing His Duty on Earth’

December 8, 2013 by PaulM Posted in Culture, Education, Greater Lowell, History, Lowell Leave a Comment

Kerouac wrote that he “always considered writing his duty on earth.” Merrimack Valley Conference writer and sportsman Jay Atkinson has an essay about the endurance of Jack Kerouac in today’s Boston Globe. We’re waiting for Jay to have a regular Sunday column on words and books in the Globe. He’s…

Kerouac Writes His First Novel

March 23, 2011 by Marie Posted in Culture, History, Lowell, Poetry 1 Comment

MassMoments reminds us that – Jack Kerouac noted in his diary that he had written “2500 words today in a few hours. This may be it — freedom. And mastery! — so long denied me in my long mournful years of work . . . Not that it’s easier, it’s…

Facebook Page for Beat Museum in San Francisco

December 29, 2010 by PaulM Posted in History, Lowell, Culture Leave a Comment

Here’s the link to the Facebook Page for the Beat Museum in San Francisco.

Kerouac’s Letter to Marlon Brando, ca. 1957

December 29, 2010 by PaulM Posted in Culture, History, Lowell 1 Comment

I picked up this item from the latest newsletter from the Beat Museum in San Francisco (www.kerouac.com). There’s a link to the Christie’s auction house site where you can see the letter from Jack Kerouac to Marlon Brando, urging the actor to acquire the film rights to Kerouac’s then-redhot novel…

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