BUKOWSKI: BACK TO THE MACHINEGUN, Volume 2, 1975-1977

There are three volumes in this series, each of which contain a large number of Bukowski poems, with this volume running close to 275 pages. The origin of the series is unclear, as there is no information provided regarding the publisher.

Legend has it that a group of outlaw publishers that go by the name the “Prague Collective” produced it out of Eastern Europe. All that is provided is the year of publication for Volume 1, which is said to have been 2014.

There is a preface, which reads:

“The poems in this book were transcribed directly from the original manuscripts typed by Charles Bukowski. These volumes were created in an effort to preserve the original writing, which is in danger of being lost to all but the small handful of scholars and collectors who are able to view the poem manuscripts.

During his lifetime, relatively little editing was done to Bukowski’s poems in the Black Sparrow Press collections. However, the poetry collections published by Black Sparrow Press and HarperCollins/Ecco subsequent to Bukowski’s death in 1994 differ – sometimes in very significant ways – from the manuscripts versions of the work. The rewriting of his work in the posthumous poetry collections greatly diminishes Bukowski’s singular voice.

Here then, are the unmolested words of one of the 20^th century’s greatest poets. Let him speak for himself.”

This copy is As New.

The poems in Volume 2 include:

• Song Of The Flies - pg. 3 - manuscript - circa 1971-1975
• The Hollywood Hustle - pg. 4 - manuscript - 1975
• Whiskey Sour - pg. 5 - manuscript - 1975
• The Pact - pg. 7 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• Bet Too Early In The 9th And Was Sent Sadly Down The Escalator And Into The Parking Lot - pg. 9 - manuscript - 1975
• Finger - pg. 11 - manuscript - 1975
• I'll Send You A Postcard - pg. 12 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• Drooling Madness At St. Liz - pg. 13 - manuscript - 1975
• Blood - pg. 15 - manuscript - 1975
• Over A Beer - pg. 16 - manuscript - 1975
• 46 And 9/10's - pg. 17 - manuscript - 1975
• Lovlie - pg. 19 - manuscript - 1975
• In All Fairness - pg. 20 - manuscript - 1975
• In This Place Now - pg. 22 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• Tables - pg. 25 - manuscript - 1975
• The Famous Man - pg. 27 - manuscript - 1975
• Sometimes Even Putting A Nickel Into A Parking Meter Feels Good - pg. 29 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• Haul Ass, Wonder Woman - pg. 31 - manuscript - 1975
• Thoughts On An Evening When Grey Walls Breathe And Huff - pg. 32 - manuscript - 1975
• The Knife Waltz - pg. 33 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• You, Back In The Ninth Row, Let Me Tell You Something - pg. 34 - manuscript - 1975
• Look - pg. 35 - manuscript - 1975
• Broken Ass Like A Cherry Seed Down The Throat - pg. 36 - manuscript - 1975
• Rip-Tide - pg. 37 - manuscript - 1975
• Kraznick - pg. 39 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• The Lady Poetess With Long Blonde Hair And Long Silver Gown, Standing Tall And Explaining To Her Audience How The Muse Came - pg. 41 - manuscript - 1975
• The Lady's Man - pg. 42 - manuscript - 1975
• Constitutional Rights - pg. 44 - manuscript - 1975
• A Note Upon A Workshop Instructor With Tiny Hairs Under His Chin - pg. 46 - manuscript - 1975
• The Great Film Director - pg. 48 - manuscript - 1975
• The 2nd Novel - pg. 50 - manuscript - 1975
• The 2nd Novel - pg. 51 - manuscript - 1975
• Primal Scream - pg. 53 - manuscript - 1975
• My Lucky Friend - pg. 55 - manuscript - 1975
• Those Flashes - pg. 57 - manuscript - 1975
• Bright Spots Of Light Or Serpents - pg. 58 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• After The Reading - pg. 60 - manuscript - 1975
• I Watch These Thin-Hoofed Beasts - pg. 61 - manuscript - 1975
• Hawley's Leaving Town - pg. 63 - manuscript - 1975
• Against The Window Panes - pg. 65 - manuscript - 1975
• Airplane Spin - pg. 67 - manuscript - 1975
• To The Soul-Seekers - pg. 69 - manuscript - 1975
• One For The Jag - pg. 71 - manuscript - 1975
• Visitor - pg. 73 - manuscript - 1975
• A Lovely Couple - pg. 74 - manuscript - 1975
• The Edge - pg. 76 - manuscript - 1975
• The Fathead - pg. 77 - manuscript - 1975
• Beer - pg. 79 - manuscript - 1975
• Jones - pg. 81 - manuscript - 1975
• The Meaning - pg. 83 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• Full Moon - pg. 85 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• Piranhas - pg. 86 - manuscript - 1975
• The Big Score - pg. 88 - manuscript - 1975
• One For R.O. - pg. 89 - manuscript - 1975
• Out On The Branch - pg. 91 - manuscript - 1975
• Garter Belt - pg. 93 - manuscript - 1975
• The Famous Poet - pg. 95 - manuscript - 1975
• Half A Goldfish - pg. 97 - manuscript - 1975
• My Father And The Bum - pg. 99 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• The Genius - pg. 100 - manuscript - 1975
• She Caught It In The Air - pg. 102 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• Chauv Poem - pg. 103 - manuscript - 1975
• The Joke - pg. 104 - manuscript - 1975
• The Anarchists - pg. 106 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• Ezra's Pretty Tough - pg. 108 - manuscript - 1975
• Mean And Stingy - pg. 109 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• It's All A Matter Of Entertainment - pg. 111 - manuscript - 1975
• Entertainment - pg. 113 - manuscript - 1975
• The Good Guy - pg. 116 - manuscript - 1975
• Those Flashes - pg. 117 - manuscript - 1975
• A Goodbye - pg. 119 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• 3 Pairs Of Panties - pg. 120 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• O.D. - pg. 121 - manuscript - 1975
• After The Reading - pg. 122 - manuscript - 1975
• I'm Getting Back To Where I Was - pg. 124 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1975
• The Red Pigeon - pg. 125 - manuscript - 1975
• Murder - pg. 126 - manuscript - 1975
• The Silver Mirror (For Georgia K.) - pg. 127 - manuscript - 1975
• The Hallelujah Chorus - pg. 129 - manuscript - 1975
• Figs - pg. 130 - manuscript - 1975
• January 1976 - pg. 132 - manuscript - 1976
• White Like Snow - pg. 133 - manuscript - 1976
• Tabby Cat - pg. 135 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1976
• Darling - pg. 137 - manuscript - 1976
• Skin Coloring - pg. 138 - manuscript - 1976
• Life Off Hollywood And Western - pg. 140 - manuscript - 1976
• Shit, Sometimes It Gets So Lonely That I Can't Even Commit Suicide - pg. 141 - manuscript - 1976
• A Touch Of Steel - pg. 142 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1976
• The Death Kiss - pg. 144 - manuscript - 1976
• Her Porsche Is A Pale Pink - pg. 145 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1976
• For Me - pg. 146 - manuscript - 1976
• The Poem Of The Empty Bed - pg. 147 - manuscript - 1976
• Be Alone - pg. 150 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1976
• The Fortune Teller - pg. 151 - manuscript - 1976
• Ummmm - pg. 153 - manuscript - 1976
• The Death-Trend - pg. 154 - manuscript - 1976
• War, And That Particular Bayonet - pg. 156 - manuscript - 1976
• Time - pg. 158 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1976
• Weep - pg. 160 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1976
• Stravinsky On A Saturday Night At 7:18 P.M. - pg. 161 - manuscript - 1976
• For Linda - pg. 162 - manuscript - 1976
• She Wrote Me - pg. 163 - manuscript - 1976
• Bathtub - pg. 165 - manuscript - 1976
• Goodbye, Goodbye, Clipped-Winged Bluebird - pg. 167 - manuscript - 1976
• Hunchback - pg. 169 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1976
• Dog - pg. 171 - manuscript - 1977
• 2 Men At The Track - pg. 172 - manuscript - 1977
• Note For My Wall - pg. 173 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
• Note Left On The Dresser By A Lady Friend - pg. 174 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
• A Lazy Afternoon - pg. 176 - manuscript - 1977
• Professional Counseling - pg. 178 - manuscript - 1977
• Best Bet - pg. 179 - manuscript - 1977
• Uggh - pg. 181 - manuscript - 1977
• How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm? - pg. 183 - manuscript - 1977
• A Matter Of Size - pg. 184 - manuscript - 1977
• A Good Show - pg. 186 - manuscript - 1977
• The Pretty Girl Who Rented Rooms - pg. 188 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
• A Note Upon Starvation - pg. 190 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
• I Do It While Thinking About Things - pg. 192 - manuscript - 1977
• A Note Upon Waste - pg. 194 - manuscript - 1977
• The Beach Boys - pg. 195 - manuscript - 1977
• These Same Walls - pg. 197 - manuscript - 1977
• Respite - pg. 199 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
• The Old Quarterback - pg. 201 - manuscript - 1977
• A Most Serious Fellow - pg. 202 - manuscript - 1977
• She's Free And She's Wild - pg. 205 - manuscript - 1977
• The Firing Of The Canons - pg. 206 - manuscript - 1977
• Downtown - pg. 208 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
• Sam The Mailman - pg. 210 - manuscript - 1977
• The Ladies Who Rip Men Apart - pg. 211 - manuscript - 1977
• A Shooting - pg. 212 - manuscript - 1977
• Passport - pg. 213 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
• An Old Jockey - pg. 215 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
• Yes - pg. 217 - manuscript - 1977
• Trainer's Instructions - pg. 220 - manuscript - 1977
• Smashed - pg. 221 - manuscript - 1977
• Some Notes On The Word And The Way - pg. 223 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
• Love - pg. 224 - manuscript - 1977
• It's Not Exactly The Sun - pg. 226 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
• O, The Literary Life! - pg. 228 - manuscript - 1977
• It's Strange - pg. 232 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
• Tongue-Cut - pg. 233 - manuscript - 1977
• We're All So Wanted - pg. 235 - manuscript - 1977
• Shopping List - pg. 237 - manuscript - 1977
• Edith Sent Us - pg. 239 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
• And My Mother Had A Nice Umbrella And Looked Beautiful In The Rain - pg. 241 - manuscript - 1977
• Unleaded - pg. 242 - manuscript - 1977
• I Been Workin' On The Railroad Just To Pass The Time Away - pg. 243 - manuscript - 1977
• Plate Glass Window - pg. 244 - manuscript - 1977
• 11:45 P.M. Discussion - pg. 245 - manuscript - 1977
• The Whores, The People At Taco Stands, The Bus Drivers, The Cops, The Killers, The Janitors, The Highschool Teachers, The Priests And The Garbagemen - pg. 249 - manuscript - 1977
• Ow - pg. 250 - manuscript - 1977
• There's One In Every Bar - pg. 251 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
• The Finish Of Moby Dick - pg. 253 - manuscript - 1977
• Venice, California, November 1977 - pg. 254 - manuscript - 1977
• Scarlet - pg. 255 - manuscript - 1977
• Hotel Felix - pg. 256 - manuscript - 1977
• I Drove Her To The Food Stamp Place And I Had A Hamburger While I Waited And After A While We Walked Around And Then - pg. 257 - manuscript - 1977
• A Fact - pg. 259 - manuscript - 1977
• 2nd. Street, Near Hollister, In Santa Monica - pg. 260 - manuscript - 1977
• He Uses Unwaxed Dental Floss - pg. 261 - manuscript - 1977
• High-Roller - pg. 263 - manuscript - 1977
• Panasonic - pg. 264 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1977
• The Deathly Bravo - pg. 265 - manuscript - 1977
• Job #36 - pg. 267 - manuscript - 1977
• Legs - pg. 270 - manuscript - 1977

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