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    Bukowski: An Anthology of Poetry & Prose About Charles Bukowski (Silver Birch Press)

    In my review of this book on Amazon.com, I posted the following: "This attractive 270-page book is a must-read (must-have!) book for anyone interested in Charles Bukowski and it is available for a very reasonable price. The wide range of contributors covers a virtual "who's who" of the world...
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    Charles Bukowski - Critical Lives - by David Calonne

    I just finished reading David Calonne's book on Bukowski in the "Critical Lives" series published by Reaktion Press. It's a short narrative (about 180 pages) that took me only a few days to complete (I'm a slow reader, often distracted by the impulse to take notes) ... it has a focus on...
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    Last Call: The Bukowski Legacy Continues, edited by RD Armstrong

    After looking at 10 pages of entries in this forum, concluded that perhaps the second edition of "Last Call", published by Lummox Press, has not been discussed or mentioned ... it came out in 2011 ... it features poetry and fiction and essays inspired by Bukowski by a wide variety of...
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    Bukowski's funeral

    Here's a short quote from a new 2010 Gerald Locklin novel (*The Dodger's Retirement Party*), from page 18 (the fictional setting is Claire's funeral): "And finally the priest took the pulpit to say a few words. As was so frequently the case nowadays -- like the Buddhist monks at the funeral...
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    Bukowski and Henry Miller

    Hello David ... I understand your comments completely ... where I might disagree (and I'm now going on remembered impressions) is that I do not believe that Porter loved Nin deeply but was, rather, infatuated ... I also do think that Porter's chapbooks on this were written well after the...
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    Bukowski and Henry Miller

    At the customary risk (for me) of entering an exchange too late, I have a couple of comments on Miller and Bern Porter ... and I will disagree that Porter "clearly regards [Nin] as little more than a literary whore" ... I believe it would be more accurate to say that he was, at some point, quite...
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    Bukowski and Henry Miller

    Thursday August 21 ... sorry for the delayed response to David's question (I've been away) ... the first edition of *The World of Sex* is available via ABE ... some copies are not exceedingly expensive (last I looked). The original is significantly better (a curious case -- since one would...
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    Bukowski and Henry Miller

    Again, a bit late in the conversation, I would recommend that anyone considering reading something by Henry Miller should probably start with *Tropic of Cancer* ... it's the book with which his writing "took off" ... I would say that *Tropic of Capricorn* is not the place to start (it's much...
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    Bukowski's funeral

    Perhaps a bit late in the game, here's a quote from Gerald Locklin (from page 66 of his "CB: a Sure Bet") on the funeral: "The religious rites are conducted by a trio of Buddhist monks, with a great deal of chanting and bowing. I figure this is Linda's preference, that Bukowski wouldn't have...
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    Where Bukowski "Nailed It" (for me) ...

    At the risk of beginning a topic that has been dealt with ad infinitum earlier (the ongoing risk of being a newcomer), I would like to note that I was recently reading an essay in which Bukowski just "nailed it" for me (several probably would say, "Soooooo? What else is new?"). Nevertheless...
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    Steve Richmond / Mr. Viced Honest

    Hello David ... that's an interesting thought ... therefore, all Richmond's poems titled "Gagaku" are essentially untitled poems ... this strikes me as somewhat similar to artists who fail to put a title on certain paintings (from time to time) ... while some many want the viewer/reader to...
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    francEyE - Frances Dean Smith has died.

    The following is from the biography of CB by Barry Miles, which I'm currently reading: [CB told the Webbs]: 'Frances is a good woman.' But he went on to complain that she had what he called a 'coffeehouse attitude' and appeared determined to save and understand all mankind. (from page 138)...
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    Troubled by a few lines...

    The original posting resonates with me ... I note the title of the poem is "so you want to be a writer?" In reading it, I feel emphasis should be on the term "be a writer" ... this is different that the act of writing (perhaps only in nuance to some) ... for another view by Bukowski, see "how...
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    Steve Richmond / Mr. Viced Honest

    On Tuesday, I read some of Steve Richmond's gagaku poetry in the feature section in "Wormwood 132". As some have noted, it is somewhat offputting to see poem after poem simply named "gagaku" -- it's not overly helpful. However, I found myself getting accustomed to simply letting the lines...
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    Steve Richmond / Mr. Viced Honest

    July 15 (just before taking a book of Bukowski with me to my favourite bar, where I hope to served a pint or two by my favourite bartender) I, for one, understand the thought about not liking the word 'gagaku'. It does not roll off the tongue easily and everyone is to be forgiven for...
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