A Poetry and music special – Includes our own remixes featuring Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac – Plus: Under the Reefs Orchestra, Ursula K. Le Guin & Todd Barton, Hairetis Harper, Anna Linardou, Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Adam Horovitz & Liz Berry and more.
Our Song of the Day is from Joshua James, the song Esperanza which translates as ‘hope’ in Spanish was inspired by Jack kerouac’s 1960 novella Tristessa, a tragic love story set in Mexico City.
Following the 50th anniversary in 2007 of Jack Kerouac’s world renowned novel ‘On the Road’, interest in the beat generation went on the rise with the film industry quick to pick up on the trend. On the Road is due for release this year and filming has begun on Big Sur.