{"product_id":"trip-trap-paperback-1","title":"Trip Trap - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Kerouac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlbert Saijo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLew Welch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a rainy night in San Francisco, just before Thanksgiving in 1959, Jack Keroauc, Lew Welch, and Albert Saijo piled into Welch's car and set off on a cross-country trip, headed for New York City and then on to Keroauc's mother's home on Long Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrip Trap\u003c\/i\u003e is a record of that journey, notes from the road by three of the central figures of the Beat Movement as they shared booze and coffee and peanut butter sandwiches, talking and singing and versifying while the country slipped by out the window. Here are the haiku that Keroauc, Saijo, and Welch jotted down in notebooks, along with a recollection of the trip written by Saijo in 1973, a section from Welch's unfinished novel that describes the trip and the return, and Welch's early 1960 letters to Keroauc that continue the bond forged during those days on the road together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Kerouac (1922-1969) was a principal actor in the Beat Generation, a companion of Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassady in that great adventure. His books include \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dharma Bums\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMexico City Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLonesome Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Visions of Cody\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pomes All Sizes\u003c\/i\u003e (City Lights), \u003ci\u003eScattered Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (City Lights), and \u003ci\u003eScripture of the Golden Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e (City Lights).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLew Welch (1926-1971?) was an American poet and active participant in the Beat generation literary movement. From 1965 to 1970, he taught a poetry workshop. His works, which were published by City Lights\/Grey Fox, include \u003ci\u003eTrip Trap: Haiku on the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRing of Bone\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlbert Saijo (1929-2011) was a Japanese-American poet and active participant in the Beat Generation literary movement. He and his family were imprisoned, along with many other Japanese-American families, as part of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. During this time he wrote about his internment experience for his high school newspaper. After joining the US Army and studying at University of Southern California, he became friends with Jack Keroauc and other influential Beat Generation figures. His famous works include \u003ci\u003eThe Backpacker\u003c\/i\u003e (1972) and \u003ci\u003eOutspeaks: A Rhapsody\u003c\/i\u003e (1997). A collection of his works from the 80s and 90s, \u003ci\u003eWoodrat Flat\u003c\/i\u003e, was published posthumously in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 69\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 8.42 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350569402617,"sku":"9780912516042","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ajVZUW9UbUVjOTU0NFJEaE9kWUdMQT09_4bd642c3-02e0-4b09-a48d-721d0f3aa1d0.webp?v=1769786919","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/trip-trap-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}