This revised edition features haikus by Jack Kerouac, Albert Saijo, and Lew Welch from their 1959 road trip from San Francisco to New York. The poems capture the essence of life on the road, alongside Albert's recollections of their journey and letters to Kerouac from Lew Welch.
This collection features haikus by Kerouac, Saijo, and Welch, written during their road trip across the USA in Lew Welch's Jeepster. It includes Saijo's 1973 memoir of the journey, an excerpt from Welch's unfinished narrative about the trip and return to San Francisco, and letters documenting Welch's continued friendship with Kerouac. Translated by Stefan Hyner.