Mexico City Blues
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Mexico City Blues | |
 |
|
| Author | Jack Kerouac |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Poetry |
| Publication date | 1959 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-8021-3060-7 |
| Preceded by | Maggie Cassidy (1959) |
| Followed by | Book of Dreams (1960) |
"Mexico City Blues" is a poem published by Jack Kerouac in 1959 composed of 242 "choruses" or stanzas. In his own words, Kerouac wanted to be known as a jazz poet and with this book he sought to write in a way consistent with how a musician would play jazz. This poem is also significant in that Kerouac attempts to use all of his methods for creating spontaneous works and is highly successful.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- 1959. Mexico City Blues, ISBN 0-8021-3060-7
|
|||||
 |
This article related to a poem is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
