Gregory Corso`s collection of poems, the first in eight years, contains works of major proportions. The title poem is a tribute to Jack Kerouac, fusing a memorial to the poet`s dead friend with a bitter lament for the present state of America. Reproduced in facsimile from Corso`s handwritten sheets, his marginal decorations, drawings and glyphs are included. The balance of the book is drawn from his shorter poems.