Prophet of the New Romanticism (1976), Robert A. Hipkiss criticizes much of Kerouac's poetry, but identifies "Mexico City Blues" as probably containing Kerouac's best poetry, and praises the 235th Chorus in particular.
Prophet of the New Romanticism "(1976), Robert A. Hipkiss criticizes much of Kerouac's poetry, which he writes" suffers from spontaneity without inspiration. Hipkiss nonetheless identifies "Mexico City Blues" as probably containing Kerouac's best poetry, and praises the 235th Chorus in particular.