{"product_id":"heaven-and-other-poems-9780912516318","title":"Heaven and Other Poems","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonald Allen, the late great editor of the \u003ci\u003eEvergreen Review\u003c\/i\u003e at Grove Press and editor of the seminal anthology \u003ci\u003eThe New American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, first met Jack Kerouac in 1956 when he and Allen Ginsberg came to visit at his West Village apartment. At the time, Allen was working on the \"San Francisco Scene\" issue of the \u003ci\u003eEvergreen Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and Ginsberg and Kerouac brought him manuscripts and news of developments on the West Coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the next three years, Kerouac would send Allen poems for various projects, along with letters in which he discussed his poetry, his life, and the work of his young contemporaries. The unpublished poems are collected here, as are the letters, a comic strip drawn for the Cassady children, and Kerouac's self-penned poetic biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJack Kerouac (1922-1969) was a principal actor in the Beat Generation, a companion of Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassady in that great adventure. His books include \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dharma Bums\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMexico City Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLonesome Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVisions of Cody\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePomes All Sizes\u003c\/i\u003e (City Lights), \u003ci\u003eScattered Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (City Lights), and \u003ci\u003eScripture of the Golden Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e (City Lights).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jack Kerouac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42957004308598,"sku":"9780912516318","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_1039314d-d6af-4b4b-b568-8b6a8cd28d98.jpg?v=1767728476","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/heaven-and-other-poems-9780912516318","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}