The Best Way To Get Famous Is To Run Away (circa 1961)
Poem (circa 1961)
Excerpt
The Best Way To Get Famous Is To Run Away
I found a loose slab outside the icecream store,
tossed it aside and began to dig; the earth was
soft and full of worms and soon I was up in
to my waist, size 36, and a crowd gathered...
Forum References
Appears in Books
- A Bukowski Sampler - 1969, pg. 41
- The Roominghouse Madrigals - 1988, pg. 121
- Essential Bukowski: Poetry - 2016, pg. 15
- Longshot Pomes for Broke Players - 1961
Appears in Magazines
- San Francisco Review - no. 8, 1961