Re: Charles Bukowski

Will Dockery wrote:

"Vera" wrote:

"Will Dockery" wrote

"George Dance" wrote

On Jul 23, 3:48 pm, "Vera" wrote:

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His name suggests a Polish background.

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I found little of his poetry in Google, but maybe I didn't
search well enough. Don't have that much time on the net--

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Here's a good link (to some poems and some stories as well:)
http://bukowski.net/poems/

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Would someone be so kind as to post something of his
(not in complete form, of course!) Best to leave out a middle
part rather than that essential last line.

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Good idea. I did contact Harper Collins (who owns the rights) to get
permission to put a poem up, but they require a letter and 4-6
weeks.
Your idea of quoting is much better. So here's a quote from one I
liked from the above site:

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<quote>
magical mystery tour

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I am in this low-slung sports car
painted a deep, rich yellow
driving under an Italian sun.
I have a British accent.
I'm wearing dark shades
an expensive silk shirt.
there's no dirt under my
fingernails.
the radio plays Vivaldi
and there are two women with
me
one with raven hair
the other a blonde.
they have small breasts and
beautiful legs
and they laugh at everything I
say.

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[...]

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after lunch we will have a
flat tire on the other side of
the mountain
and the blonde will change the
tire
while
raven hair
photographs me
lighting my pipe
leaning against a tree
the perfect background
perfectly at peace
with
sunlight
flowers
clouds
birds
everywhere.
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At least I should know whose style I'm copying!

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Hey, I never said you were copying Bukowski; a glance at dates

should

be enough to dispel that idea. What I said is that you wrote in the
same Naturalistic style.

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That Naturalism or "Realism" already looked dominant in cntemporary
poetry in the early 70s (here in Canada, anyway). Bukowski's not its
inventor, just an exemplar.

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Ah, okay... I was really wondering where Vera came to be compared to

Buk...

never really saw her as the Barfly type...

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I'm not. However, on a hot day, I've popped into a bar for a glass
of beer between shopping. I don't feel comfortable being on my own
so don't stay long. I treat myself to scotch & dry before a dental
appointment. That way, I don't hate the dentist.

I tend to stay away from bars on hot days because they're so dark and
cool that I dread going back outside until after nightfall... and
stepping outside into the sunshine and sometimes 100+ degree
surroundings is quite a shock, no matter how well prepared for it I
think I may be...
There's the film "Barfly" (with Faye Dunnaway!) which gives a
fictionalized version of Bukowski, that's worth looking for... and
here's a good group of Buk's poems:
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/charles_bukowski/poems
--
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http://www.myspace.com/willdockery

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Good day and again.... well put.....!