Kerouac's American Haiku were a pretty big deal to me, but the particular poems in this book........ are more of a somewhat-interesting historical artifact than anything else.

my first contact with kerouac's work and i decided to start by reading his poems. some may say that i should have read his novels beforehand, as his strength is in his prose, yet i beg to differ. i think his poems are filled with rhythm and musicality. it certainly was the best way to get sucked into his literary route.