CarversDog
RIP
Over the course of the last two weeks I have witnessed a surge at Carver's Dog in Bukowski-related search traffic. Mind you, I'm not talking big numbers (we're technically a "mid-sized" blog) but enough to indicate a new trend.
I'm wondering two things here: (1) Is Michael getting an uptick in search traffic as well or do the numbers at buk.net remain steady? Anyone else with Buk-related sites, please feel free to respond to my informal survey as well.
On a socio-cultural level, however, I'm wondering if Bukowski's work takes on new relevance in times of severe economic hardship such as we are experiencing? Is Buk attracting new readers who are looking for comfort that they are not suffering alone? Drinking in the darkness at the kitchen table, leafing through "South of No North", wondering how to make the rent next month. Are the authors who serve as voices of the downtrodden slipping back into the cultural zeitgeist? (Please keep John Steinbeck and Nelson Algren on the shelves. Please.)
I'm wondering two things here: (1) Is Michael getting an uptick in search traffic as well or do the numbers at buk.net remain steady? Anyone else with Buk-related sites, please feel free to respond to my informal survey as well.
On a socio-cultural level, however, I'm wondering if Bukowski's work takes on new relevance in times of severe economic hardship such as we are experiencing? Is Buk attracting new readers who are looking for comfort that they are not suffering alone? Drinking in the darkness at the kitchen table, leafing through "South of No North", wondering how to make the rent next month. Are the authors who serve as voices of the downtrodden slipping back into the cultural zeitgeist? (Please keep John Steinbeck and Nelson Algren on the shelves. Please.)