August 16th - Charles Bukowski born in 1920
1920-1994
oldpoetry.com/oauthor/show/Charles_Bukowski
There are many fans of both Bukowski's poetry and the man himself,
celebrate his birthday by visiting his pages on Oldpoetry through the link above or read one of the following poems.
oldpoetry.com/opoem/13346 A Smile to Remember
oldpoetry.com/opoem/13393 Close to Greatness
oldpoetry.com/opoem/10657 Consummations of Grief
oldpoetry.com/opoem/10665 Decline
oldpoetry.com/opoem/10668 Eat your Heart Out
oldpoetry.com/opoem/24455 Eulogy to a Hell of a Dame
oldpoetry.com/opoem/10673 Flophouse
oldpoetry.com/opoem/40813 Gas
oldpoetry.com/opoem/43542 So you want to be a Writer
oldpoetry.com/opoem/10649 Bluebird
There are 146 poems so far from which to choose.
Knock yourselves out!
Oldpoetry Team
Happy Birthday Charles Bukowski!!
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like many of his day he made his mark on the poetry world love him or hate the truth is he lead the way for a lot of others to follow. Thank you for the details.
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only a snifter Desi.. surely not.. i say, let's get pissed in his honour..
his poetry still lives and breathes in many of us, who find his work tantalisingly delightful and full of what life is about
bloody marvelous brandy.. yes- might raise a bit of cognac to my lips on his special day myself
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Hello Tywelchlin,
Thanks for reading and writing.
Jim (OP Research Team) -
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Each to their own Hulali.
Meanwhile I'll look up that reference to 2 flies and make sure it's available.
Jim (Oldpoetry Researcher) -
Ah, Bukowski, what to say? Getting drunk in his honor is just so last year, I guess I'll have to pull Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit off the shelf and read it cover to cover. I haven't checked out everything on OP, so I dont' know if it's there, but "2 Flies are angry bits of life" is one of my favorites and hereby recommended to anyone checking out the Buk.
As for the comment "he had no class. And his style of poetry, was barely even that. I cannot say that I will be a huge celebrater[sic] of his birthday, but I can tell you it is a relief that he's dead." - It is ironically exactly the kind of brashnesss Bukowski would appreciate. I'm sure he's thrilled you hate him.
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The new documentory about him is awesome. He is one of my favorite writers of all time. He confronted honesty and I love that he's from California =)
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Hi Des - good to see you around the place again, I sort of knew that once you saw this you wouldn't be able to stay away.
Memories of the good old days of OP
Von -
Bukowski Haiku
I'd like to write like
Bukowski, but my liver
screams, "No freakin' way!"
Happy Birthday, Charles. -
He is still around, stuffed in my living room pointing disapprovingly. I am going to make him a cake.
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Well, I am pretty wacky.
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Auron's comment is a bit off the wall, how a dead man can evoke such venum. People either love him or hate him but to state that it is a relief that he is dead is a bit wacky.
I myself (and my one true love) will be raising a snifter of brandy in his honor.
Thanks for reminding folks here that he has an impressive collection at OP. Some of which I posted, all of which I edited.
Desiree
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Yeah. That's true. I am after the vicious, cold-hearted, right wing extreme on AP. Come to expect darling. It's my reputation.
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Touching!
I think this was very touching. I don't know them but I am off to read some of his works.
Thank you very much for sharing.
Kari -
What a nasty remark. I certainly do not have to enjoy the works of many writers or poets but being grateful when they die is plain cold hearted.
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My roomate is obsessed with Bukowski and frankly I cannot stand him. The man was disgusting, he had no class. And his style of poetry, was barely even that. I cannot say that I will be a huge celebrater of his birthday, but I can tell you it is a relief that he's dead.
Amanda -
ill break my tv
sleep with 300 pund hooker
and punch my dad in the face to celebrate -
still around? you mean, as in alive? he's definitely dead, my friend. but definitely still great.
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I didn't even know that Buk was still around...
He rocks!
Happy Birthday to the one guy that ALWAYS keeps it real!
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pain is a flower
pain is flowers
blooming all the time
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