I’m jumping through some serious hoops to ask a question of Buk experts, if I can figure out how to, and if you exist. Rigorous vetting process to get to this point.
Question about Buk’s process.
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New format for me altogether. Here’s the question: I am trying to find the exact quote and work in which Bukowski said he knew that something he had written was good after 17 days passed by. He wouldn’t look at it but 17 days later he would and he knew whether it was good or not. I just need the work in which that was said.
I tried to search for any occurrence of "17 days" in all the PDFs of Buk-related stuff I have, and found four instances of him using those magic words, but none of them had anything to do with his modus operandi.
As far as I know, he hoarded the manuscripts (check John Martin's impressions on his visit to Bukowski's place, when he saw a closet full of poems) and never bothered to check them once a morning after drunken night of writing had passed.
On a totally unrelated note: Bukowski had spent 17 days in Moyamensing prison.
As far as I know, he hoarded the manuscripts (check John Martin's impressions on his visit to Bukowski's place, when he saw a closet full of poems) and never bothered to check them once a morning after drunken night of writing had passed.
On a totally unrelated note: Bukowski had spent 17 days in Moyamensing prison.
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