Hello all,
I'm a new user to the site, and a (relatively) new fan of Bukowski. I discovered his works about 4 years ago when a friend of mine suggested that I read Post Office. It took me 3 years to get through the novel, but once I finished it, I read Ham on Rye, Women, and Factotum within the next month. I have also read his poetry collections "The Pleasures of the Damned" and "Sifting Through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way" from cover to cover, and am working on "The People Look like Flowers at Last."
I really enjoy his works, some more than others, obviously. He has inspired me to write some poems of my own, and though I've written about 30 of them, I only consider 5 or so to be any good. That is the way it goes in writing, however.
That being said, I am a senior-level English major and am interesting in doing some graduate-level work on Bukowski once I finish my B.A. I've enrolled in a class dedicated to Faulkner, and as interesting as that may be, I'd rather be studying Bukowski. I have searched the internet for colleges which offer courses dedicated to his works and have come up empty handed. My advisor suggested that surely some schools in L.A. would have professors dedicated to Bukowski, but I'd like to know for sure.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
I'm a new user to the site, and a (relatively) new fan of Bukowski. I discovered his works about 4 years ago when a friend of mine suggested that I read Post Office. It took me 3 years to get through the novel, but once I finished it, I read Ham on Rye, Women, and Factotum within the next month. I have also read his poetry collections "The Pleasures of the Damned" and "Sifting Through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way" from cover to cover, and am working on "The People Look like Flowers at Last."
I really enjoy his works, some more than others, obviously. He has inspired me to write some poems of my own, and though I've written about 30 of them, I only consider 5 or so to be any good. That is the way it goes in writing, however.
That being said, I am a senior-level English major and am interesting in doing some graduate-level work on Bukowski once I finish my B.A. I've enrolled in a class dedicated to Faulkner, and as interesting as that may be, I'd rather be studying Bukowski. I have searched the internet for colleges which offer courses dedicated to his works and have come up empty handed. My advisor suggested that surely some schools in L.A. would have professors dedicated to Bukowski, but I'd like to know for sure.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.