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Okay, who’s counting—I know it’s April 4. The haiku writers got an extension because of the weekend start for National Poetry Month. But here we are. Gentle-people and not so much-ers, start your compositional engines. Send traditional (5-7-5) Japanese-style haiku or looser Western haiku that say a lot in three…
Read More »Arthur’s Paradise Diner is tucked in along the canal in the shadow of the Boott Cotton Mills. Eating there is like eating inside an old wooden tool box that is perfectly designed, without an inch of wasted space between the griddle and the booths. Tom ordered the cheese omelette and gave in…
Read More »The Kerouac House (writer in residence program in Orlando, Fla.) posted a link on Facebook to a video of singer Katy Perry talking about her new song “Firework,” which she says was inspired by the writing of Jack Kerouac in “On the Road.” The source link is at fabulousbuzz.com. Katy Perry performed at the…
Read More »Bryan Marquard of the Boston Globe remembers playwright Jon Lipsky, a longtime activist in the Boston theater community. Lowell area people may recall that he wrote “Maggie’s Riff” for Merrimack Repertory Theatre, an adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s novel “Maggie Cassidy,” which is set mostly in the city and at Lowell High School.…
Read More »Composer, musician, and writer Bob Martin is one of the great living artists of Lowell. He’s been touring in Europe for many weeks now, playing for crowds of people who love his Americana music. Thanks to him and Dave Robinson on Facebook for this link to an interview with Bob conducted by…
Read More »Jack Kerouac was born on March 12, 1922; jazz man Charlie Parker died one March 12th. From the Barnes and Noble people, here is a literary comment on author Jack Kerouac and jazz man Charlie Parker. Thanks to Alan Crane on Facebook for the link. For the schedule of Kerouac…
Read More »Chris Camire of the SUN today reported on Monday’s hearing in Methuen at which arts advocates from the area spoke about the negative effects of proposed cuts in state funding for cultural programs. Read the article here, and get the SUN if you want more. In the article, Lowell is…
Read More »On the Huffington Post, New York City-based Beat Literature scholar Regina Weinreich writes about James Franco, poet Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac. Read her blog post here from the HuffPo. Regina has been to Lowell several times as a guest speaker at Kerouac festivals and conferences.
Read More »George DeLuca of cometolowell.com says get your Jack-hats on for the Kerouac party coming in March, which is previewed in a recent radio interview with grandmaster musician Dave Amram: “There’s a David Amram interview on ‘Blues and Beyond’ radio with Dick Lourie, both of whom will be playing at ‘Jack’s…
Read More »David Corn in Politics Daily skewers Speaker Boehner (R-Ohio) for mangling the truth and showing no mercy for those about to lose jobs due to federal budget cuts. Corn has a surprising wrap up to his column that he titled “Naked Lunch.” Here’s the opinion piece, which I picked up…
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