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I wrote and article about some letters Bukowski sent to Ben Tibbs. If you see anything incorrect, please let me know. Charles Bukowski Letters to Ben Tibbs

Thanks Hannah

Regarding my comment about 1990s poems lacking depth, this is a pretty imortal line: I'd stare at a high-heeled shoe in the closet as if that contained all the soul and magic of the universe

I've always felt the 1990s poems were really strong. They lacked the depth of his earlier work, but it was like he was trying to go another 12 rounds at the end. And he kept sending unsolicited work to these unknown magazines, just like he did in the 1960s. But at this point, one copy goes to...

On the Fringes of the Small Press Scene: Solving the Hors Commerce Press Mystery

You're right, it's a good poem, just not great. lt's hit or miss in the mid-to-late 1980s. I'd say the exception is Wormwood -- either because he sent his best stuff there or Malone wouldn't publish what others would. On the otherhand, he was cranking out short stories for Oui and High Times...

This magazine isn't in the database. Nothing immortal, but two uncollected nonetheless

Nice Digney. He did variations on the drawing, but I swear I've seen this one before.

The cover looks like 1976 at first glance, but it's really 1975

I also came across this while looking at the shop catalog. Two things in one day that I didn't know existed. I couldn't find anything about it in the forum: https://www.thirdmindbooks.com/pages/books/8448/charles-bukowski/broadside-postcard-from-cows-in-art-class-with-black-sparrow-press-bookmark

I read it, but also felt sad while reading it at the time. I would have been 26.

A customer shared this listing with me, so I thought I'd post it here. I really love Third Mind Books. I modeled my descriptions after them -- they always tell a story...

This one isn't in the database and I'm not sure if he shared this story elsewhere, but it's a fun bookend.

Someone has a copy on ABE: $450. It's interesting neither made it into an early chapbook. Maybe he never got a copy or just didn't like them.