Hey everyone. Great forum. I've been reading a lot since I found it a couple weeks ago.
So, how I got into Bukowski. I read Post Office about 1o years ago and my younger self just didn't get it. Didn't read any Buk until 10 years later after going to a Bukowski exhibit at the Huntington Library in Pasadena 2 months ago. By the way, that exhibit is running through mid-February, I believe, if anyone is in SoCal. His wife donated a bunch of stuff for the exhibit and it's really great.
So I got curious and decided to give his work another shot. I'm obsessed now. I've read all his novels except for Women, which isn't available at my library right now. I read Notes of a Dirty Old Man, The Continual Condition, and Come On In!
I never thought that I was capable of enjoying poetry, but holy shit, his poems are incredible. That's it for now. I've seen some great topics on this forum and I need something to do in between reading books, so that's why I joined.
So, how I got into Bukowski. I read Post Office about 1o years ago and my younger self just didn't get it. Didn't read any Buk until 10 years later after going to a Bukowski exhibit at the Huntington Library in Pasadena 2 months ago. By the way, that exhibit is running through mid-February, I believe, if anyone is in SoCal. His wife donated a bunch of stuff for the exhibit and it's really great.
So I got curious and decided to give his work another shot. I'm obsessed now. I've read all his novels except for Women, which isn't available at my library right now. I read Notes of a Dirty Old Man, The Continual Condition, and Come On In!
I never thought that I was capable of enjoying poetry, but holy shit, his poems are incredible. That's it for now. I've seen some great topics on this forum and I need something to do in between reading books, so that's why I joined.