{"id":53097,"date":"2025-11-19T20:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/53097\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T20:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:03:10","slug":"poet-lennie-hay-comes-to-jack-kerouacs-st-pete-house-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/53097\/","title":{"rendered":"Poet Lennie Hay comes to Jack Kerouac’s St. Pete house this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"APoet Lennie Hay comes to \u201cCoffee & Poetry at Jack\u2019s\u201d on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Credit: Courtesy of Lennie Hay<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay is keeping poet and novelist Jack Kerouac\u2019s legacy alive\u2014opening his St. Petersburg home to budding and mature poets alike for one Sunday each month.<\/p>\n

Since his death in 1969, Kerouac\u2019s house has served as the headquarters of the private, non-profit corporation dedicated to preserving his house and highlighting local artists. <\/p>\n

This month\u2019s installation of Coffee and Poetry at Jack\u2019s house is emcee\u2019d by local writer, comedian and actor Victoria Dym, who will read some of her own work and lead an open mic. <\/p>\n

The special guest is Lennie Hay, whose book, \u201cLost in America,\u201d was published by Broadstone Books in 2024. Broadstone will also publish her upcoming book, \u201cFeeding the Dead,\u201d in 2026. Hay draws inspiration from her upbringing in the Midwest, being raised by Chinese immigrants and German-Ukrainian farmers.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $10 for Coffee and Poetry at Jack\u2019s house, happening Sunday, Nov. 23 from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. in St. Petersburg.<\/a><\/p>\n

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