Now It's Jazz: Writings on Kerouac & the Sounds by Clark Coolidge My rating: 5 of 5 stars Since I did my master's thesis on Buddhism in Kerouac's writing, I read a lot of criticism on his work, far more than I'd ever care to again. But Coolidge's informal essays actually make for some of …

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Yes. The podcast entitled The Great Books can be found on the website of The National Review (www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/the-great-books/), the conservative editorial magazine founded by William F. Buckley Jr. in the 50s. The discussions are hosted by John J. Miller, National Review’s national correspondent and professor at Hillsdale College, a private conservative college with a curriculum …

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Of Indigo and Saffron: New and Selected Poems by Michael McClure My rating: 5 of 5 stars Michael McClure was the most innovative of the poets to come out of the 1950s San Francisco renaissance, and while this is to his credit, his aesthetic remains Avant Garde by the standards of the mainstream. This means …

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