Literary
Kicks - A hypertext annotated literary biography of Kerouac,
with a selection of links to further Kerouac-related resources.
Blue
Neon Alley - Jack Kerouac and The Beat Generation, with
references for poets and writers of all sorts.
Jack
Kerouac Character Alias Key - Based on a list Ann Charters
wrote for her 1973 biography of Jack Kerouac.
Empire:ZINE
- An article about the time Jack spent in Rocky Mount, NC with
his mother and sister. Includes interviews with his sister's
landlord and surviving neighbors.
Jack
Kerouac's Heavenly Lane - Bibliography, biographies, quotes,
photos, and more.
Cult
of Kerouac - A condensed version of The Cult of Kerouac,
a book on the battle between Gerald Nicosia and Jan Kerouac
regarding the control of Jack's archive of writings.
Jack
Kerouac Foundation - The official website of Jack Kerouac.
Bibliography, biography, and photos.
In
the Kerouac Archive - An Atlantic Monthly commentary surrounding
newly-released excerpts from Jack Kerouac's diaries and letters.
Jack
Kerouac's Lowell - A guide to the neighborhoods that shaped
Jack Kerouac's life and writing.
Calendar
of Events - A listing of Kerouac and Beat Generation related
events.
Beat-L -
Beat Generation Listserv.
Kerouac
Connection - The longest running journal dedicated to the
critical study and review of the literature of Jack Kerouac
and the Beat Generation.
The
Jazz/Kerouac Connection - An article about bebop and the
Beat Generation and how they influenced one another.
DHARMA
beat - A zine dedicated to writing about Jack Kerouac's
life and work.
The
World of Jack Kerouac - Includes a gallery of photographs,
a short biography of Jack and the rest of the Beat Generation
and reviews of On the Road and The Dharma Bums.
Jack
Kerouac's Encounter With Madness at Big Sur - Describes
Kerouac's 1960 stay in Big Sur and his nervous breakdown there
brought on by alcohol and stress.
Jack
Kerouac's Words Stand Up To Time - An article by Nancy Pate
from The Orlando Sentinel.
The
Boston Phoenix - A short article about the 1999 "Lowell
Celebrates Kerouac" festival and the battle over control
of Kerouac's literary estate.
Magician
With Words - Describes his visit to San Francisco, including
his trips to the City Lights Bookstore and his other haunts.
Also includes bibliographic information.
Kerouac's
Rocky Mount, N.C. - Kerouac's voyage of discovery was launched
in North Carolina.
Internet
Obituary Network: Jack Kerouac - The death of Jack Kerouac
- October 20, 1969.
The
Age of Unthink - This chapter from James Wechsler's "Reflections
of an Angry Middle-Aged Editor" records Wechler's frustrating
confrontation with Jack Kerouac in 1958.
Madman
Bum and Angel Horseshoe Vernacular - Includes a biography,
texts, influences, and extensive information on Kerouac's Buddhism.
Jack
Kerouac and David Amram - Amram remembers interactions with
Kerouac and his transformation into the figure that would represent
the Beats. Read his firsthand accounts.
The
Kerouac Project of Orlando - A non-profit corporation working
to further Kerouac's legacy in Orlando, Florida where Kerouac
was living at the time his classic On the Road was published.
The goal, is to award aspiring writers with a chance to live
in the home rent-free, and receive scholarships to travel and
write in the spirit of Kerouac.
Ladder
to Nirvana - 1957 review of Kerouac's 'On the Road' by Phoebe
Lou Adams.
Jack
Kerouac ROMnibus - A review and description of the Kerouac
ROMnibus.
Kerouac
Diner Menu and Recipes - All the menu items come directly
from passages found in Kerouac books.
Kerouac:
Homage to Jack - Brief essay on the writer.
Eastern
Philosophy and Jack Kerouac's Postmodern Poetry - Thesis
by Christopher R. Smith - Indiana University, 1993.
Forum
Frigate - Discussion forum and live chat devoted to Jack
Kerouac.
