We Both Knew Him by Charles Bukowski

we both knew him I knew him before I knew you, she said in bed afterwards, he was always talking about you, he loved your writing and he introduced me to your books and now we’ve been lovers… you know, Continue reading We Both Knew Him by Charles Bukowski

The Kiss-off by Charles Bukowski

The Kiss-off it was one at those half-ass literary gatherings and this girl dropped to her knees on the rug and said to him: “0, Mr.C., let me kiss that thumb that great amputated thumb that appeared in that great Continue reading The Kiss-off by Charles Bukowski

charles bukowski | the smoke set

You are a fan of Bukowski? Show it! Here is what you can get! Lighter (Zippo-Style) with Bukowski-Signatur and Illustration. Wristband with the well knowend citation “These words I write keep me from total madness” in Bukowskis own handwriting. Bukowski-Postcard Continue reading charles bukowski | the smoke set

a.d. winans | the holy grail | charles bukowski and the second coming revolution

The Holy Grail Charles Bukowski and the Second Coming Revolution By A. D. Winans DustBooks |  189 pages. With center photo section. $9.95 paperback. $19.95 hardback Insider accounts of any industry offer a certain amount of titillation, but San Francisco Continue reading a.d. winans | the holy grail | charles bukowski and the second coming revolution

12 great americans | a cold turkey press special

In 1972 the Rotterdam Arts Foundation commissioned Gerard Bellaart, editor of Cold Turkey Press and Carl Weissner, editor of the magazine Klactoveedsedsteen, to compile an LP of contemporary American poetry.The LP was pressed in an edition of 500 copies that Continue reading 12 great americans | a cold turkey press special

charles bukowski | a birthday tribute

A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO CHARLES BUKOWSKI Start: Sat, 08/14/2010 – 8:00pm End: Sat, 08/14/2010 – 11:59pm Bukowski turns 90! On the occasion of what would have been his 90th birthday, Skylight Books in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles is Continue reading charles bukowski | a birthday tribute

todd moore | hustling for drinks, praying for lines

Charles Bukowski

was a great dark force, a black mountain of fire in the world of writing. And, when he died he left a huge, gaping hole in that world. I never had the pleasure of meeting the man though there are a few stories around to the contrary. He worked the L.A. scene pretty much the way Raymond Chandler did. He made Los Angeles his stomping grounds. And, I worked the midwest. Rockford, Chicago, the alleys, the diners, the creeks, the flea bags, the bars, the ditches. Continue reading todd moore | hustling for drinks, praying for lines