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Created at 06/20/08 at 02:20 PM by Staff Photos

John Clark, a local artist/poet/publisher, is an admirer of Beat writer Jack Kerouac. The 47-year-old Clark, sitting in his home studio with some of Kerouac's books, says the "On the Road" author wrote for the love of it, not fame or money. ( Frank Espich / The Star )