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Originally Posted by acousticrock87

Accessible, yes. But I have a strong feeling that there was no encyclopedia sitting next to him when he wrote. It was just all there. Trying to imagine his process is too much.

in terms of erudition, both pound and borges blow him out of the water.

then again you have to realize that this is probably all he knew-- ask him anything about astrophysics and he would have probably stared at you with his mouth open.

in any case--intelligence in a writer, it's a good thing. that's why we read them. who has time for stupid writers? oh yeah, kerouac fans...