Jack Kerouac - Is There a Beat Generation.wmv

Kerouac reads a speech titled, "Is There a Beat Generation?"

[@robotubetwob]

"But who knows but that the universe is one vast sea of compassion beneath all this show of personality and cruelty?"

[@Lonewolf78100]

He never claimed to be a poet..He was a writer....Period....And one of the best

[@abrazalves]

This is very nice to hear Jack Kerouac....we are greatly appreciated to hear the original voice.

[@bharasiva96]

Love the way he reads the article out loud

[@gratefulguy4130]

"The question we should be asking is, is there a world?"

[@Greenpie101]

Thankyou for posting this. Much gratitude

[@dirkplankchest1796]

What a great voice, accent, and reading.

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

he also almost said "love's muddled boneyard" instead of "multitudinous."

[@TheWoWganker]

Great pearl!

[@telebob59]

The Brandeis Forum speech at Hunter College ca. November 1958. Jack was famous from the belated publication of 'On The Road' for 14 months by this time. Well on the way toward his disillusioned alcoholic phase too, but so innocent still. Little wonder the likes of James Wechsler and other participants tried to rip Jack a new one later in print.

[@drukmala]

His voice and way of speaking was similar to that of Phil Ochs

[@jackgbowman6688]

One of his best is Pomes all Sizes

[@1bluesminister]

: ) sensitive swiftly!

[@bonerific72]

he almost said fuckin

[@abrazalves]

The problems of the Beat generation....is studied throught universities in Literature

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

great novelist. not a poet.

[@jackgbowman6688]

Mexico City Blues is an entire book of one poem, he was an epic poet and writer

[@jackhewitt7067]

A drunk peasant. A confirmed anti intellectual. Nothing when not drunk, unlovely and useless when drunk. Worst friend ever.

[@scenes_from_a_life]

wrong