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Drinking With Bukowski: Recollections of the Poet Laureate of Skid Row
Drinking With Bukowski: Recollections of the Poet Laureate of Skid Row
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Compiled by Daniel Weizmann and published by Thunder's Mouth Press 2000.
This copy is in Near Fine condition
From Library Journal
A mixed bag in every way, these recollections of Charles Bukowski ranging from the silly to the sublime include interviews, poems, and reminiscences by a variety of friends and acquaintances. Some pieces, like Gerald Locklin's description of Bukowski's funeral and Raymond Carver's well-known poem on Bukowski, "You Don't Know What Love Is," are reprinted from published collections; others, including A.D. Winan's excerpted memoir, appear here for the first time. While most of the contributors praise Bukowski, a couple are openly hostile. Old girlfriends and ex-wives are represented, but Bukowski's widow and his long-time publisher John Martin are conspicuously absent. This collection paints a fair and accurate portrait of Bukowski, but readers who really want to know the old barfly would do better to pour themselves a glass of wine and open one of his books. Recommended for literature collections with strong holdings on Bukowski. William Gargan, CUNY Brooklyn Coll. Lib.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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