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I completely agree with you. That's one of the collections I had in mind when I was talking about the great, strong work "towards the end of his life."

Hi Pogue Mahone Athbheoim. Thanks for this information. I really appreciate it. I did know that Martin had butchered some of Bukowski's work but didn't know exactly which ones, and to what extent. Are you saying he edited ALL of the poems in Roominghouse, or just certain ones? The fact that I...

Enjoyed all talks by Roni, David, Friedrich and Abel's pictures of rare Buk paintings and manuscripts at yesterday's conference. Thank you very much. What's the easiest way to join the Charles Bukowski Society? Just an online sign-up?

Fantastic. Wish I could join in person (but can't afford the flight to France). Will be joining remotely though. Cheers.

Burning in Water and Roominghouse Madrigals are absolute stellar collections. Agree with your list (although there are couple there I haven't read yet). I also liked Septuagenarian Stew - thought that was one of his strong, late collections. The Last Night of the Earth Poems is VERY good, as...

Hey fellow Buk fans, Just wondering if anyone is heading to the 2024 Buk Conference in Bordeaux? It runs for 2 days - June 6th and 7th. Many French Buk scholars will be there (obviously) but looks like scholars from all over the world. I don't know about you but I think this is probably a...

Love John Fante too. One hell of a writer. The Brotherhood of the Grape is one of my fav novels of all time.

Hey Buk fans. I'm 'new blood'.... I guess. Very glad to stumble upon a Buk fansite. Have never met a fan of Bukowski's here in Tokyo where I live (although I'm sure they're out there), so I'm glad to join this community and look forward to chatting with you all about .... well, all things Buk...

Fantastic. Thank you. Now on my list of my books to read for the summer.

I first heard about Buk when listening to a radio interview with Tom Waits, who talked about how much he admired Bukowski's books. I had read many of Kerouac's books previously, but Bukowski was a new name to me at the time (around early 2010). Then, I started reading his novels, little did I...

Hello Buk fans. I'm new to this site. Although I've been reading Bukowski's work for about 15 years, I've only just find out, through this website about Martin's messing / tampering around with the originals. It comes as a bit of a shock and disappointment. Does that mean it's impossible to tell...