Charles Bukowski

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Press On: Black Sparrow Is Back September 20, 2022

Joshua Bodwell is glad he doesn’t have to personally deal with Charles Bukowski. Or Wanda Coleman. Or Paul Bowles. Or, for that matter, any of the late, legendary writers synonymous with Black Sparrow Press — the avant-garde publishing house establis...

Bukowski: Recommended Reading for the Damned May 28, 2019

There is enough treachery, hatred, violence,Absurdity in the average human beingTo supply any given army on any given day.So begins one of Charles Bukowski's most iconic poems, “The Genius of the Crowd.” Even though it was first published in 1966, it...

For Sale: Charles Bukowski's Banned Bestiality Tale March 14, 2019

Charles Bukowski — a gutter laureate who wrote beautifully and frankly about drinking, fighting, women, horse racing and most every aspect of life's underbelly — has been dead for 25 years as of this month.But, by all indications, his passing has don...

Charles Bukowski on Writing July 31, 2015