Leo and Gabrielle Kerouac, a French-Canadian couple in which Jack didn't even learn to

speak English until age 6, when he was enrolled in school. Jack Kerouac would aspire to

be one of the most inspirational writers of his time and in American history. Although,

through his younger years, and while he was in school, he took a more athletic approach

to life. Jack played Football in high school and was among the popular crowd, despite his

shy personality. Like many young and disinterested students, he would ditch school at

least once a week, all while managing good grades in his classes. What was unusual

about his behavior was that he didn't ditch with his friends to go see girls or get into

trouble, he went to the town library where he read books by Shakespeare, Victor Hugo,

William Penn and scholarly books on Chess (he was on a chess team in school.)

Jack was born as a third child, but lived as a second when his brother died of

rheumatic fever at age nine. Jack was heartbroken. The real magic began when Jack

started writing. Influenced by those he read about as a child in the Lowell Town Library,

Jack Kerouac took risks and adventures, traveling with friend and writer, Neal

Haiku. The Japanese Haiku is strictly disciplined

Decades after Jack Kerouac died on October 21st, 1969 in St. Petersburg Florida,

Here are some wonderful examples of Jack's "American Haikus":

use it towards everyday life. Somehow, Jack was able to write about things that never

change and allow others to realize it decades later. Jack Kerouac can only be described as

After Jack had formed his vision of America, which stemmed from both World War I and

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