The Status Q... Copkiller #1 (1968)

Discussion in 'Unpublished and Uncollected' started by Jason, Nov 11, 2007.

  1. Here are scans of Copkiller #1 (New Orleans, 1968) featuring the uncollected poem The Status Q For Me And Yew... This mag was edited by Darlene Fife and Robert Head who went on to publish NOLA Express which ran Bukowski's NOTES OF A DIRTY OLD MAN column...

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  2. real early stuff - wow

    cool Jason. Thank you!
  3. Bukfan "The law is wrong; I am right"

    "The city is sick with roentgens of humanity" - Wow! Thanks, Jason!
  4. my question is with the last line. "Don't let anybody ever find that it is worth the gamble to walk away from unhappy places." It doesn't seem like a straight line, there's something melodramatic in there, a clear hint at fear petrifying man from escaping. It strikes me as infantile.
  5. yeah, the poem should be taught in primary school. I bet kids would get it.
  6. mjp

    Another, slightly larger view.

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