The Obscure, Forgotten, and Undiscovered
James K. HannaBrief stories, observations, introductions, and profiles of little-known characters, or reminders of long-forgotten events. Often including links to learn more. Subscribe for free.
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Robert Lax on Kerouac’s heart
The poet Robert Lax (1915-2000)—not only a friend to Jack Keroauc, but an admirer of the Beat writer’s literary production—once wrote1 to Kerouac, “… i think it is the heart not head that talks in your writing, and the heart is no dummy.”2...
in John O’Hara’s Pittsburgh footsteps
It might be my favorite published essay; certainly, among the most fun and entertaining to research. It was published last September by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. They titled it “A Soon to be Famous Writer’s Drunken Pittsburgh Summer” and...
gridiron lessons
Illustration from 1959
A post today veering from our norm, but timely, timeless, and a tad personal.
A letter, written in 1956, is making the rounds on social media, prompted by Colin Dunlap, radio talk show host on Pittsburgh’s KDKA Radi...
the man Lamantia
Meet Philip Lamantia (1927-2005), a poet of the Beat generation literary movement—and so much more. Philip’s life and art is fodder for a long form essay, actually many essays. Much has been written about this complex character but there ar...
“Art is the Handmaid of Human Good”
The word “cool” is overused, misused, and generally abused, and so I’ll simply say I think it’s nifty that this is the inscription that graces the Seal of the City of Lowell, Massachusetts, hometown of Jack Kerouac.
He would have been fami...
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