Hardcover: Penguin Modern Poets 13 -- 25 Charles Bukowski Poems (1969)
Hardcover: Penguin Modern Poets 13 -- 25 Charles Bukowski Poems (1969)
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Published in 1969, this is the much more uncommon edition of Penguin Modern Poets 13. This was Bukowski’s first work published by a major publishing house and introduced him to a mainstream audience of readers.
In letters from the time, Bukowski is much more excited about being published by Penguin than his first book with Black Sparrow Press, At Terror Street and Agony Way.
There are 25 Bukowski poems in the volume, taking up over a third of the book.
This copy is in Near Fine condition. The dust jacket has some minor scratches and rubbing, but no tears and the finish is well preserved. The book itself is in Fine condition.
The list of poems includes:
I Cannot Stand Tears - pg. 11
Crucifix In A Death Hand - pg. 12
The Sunday Artist - pg. 14
A Nice Day - pg. 15
The Twins - pg. 17
Dinner, Rain and Transport - pg. 19
The Priest And The Matador - pg. 21
Sunflower - pg. 22
Old Man, Dead In A Room - pg. 24
The Day It Rained At The Los Angeles County Museum - pg. 26
Counsel - pg. 28
The Loss, The Loss, The Loss - pg. 30
The Sun Wields Mercy - pg. 32
I Am With The Roots Of Flowers - pg. 35
Love And Fame And Death - pg. 37
They, All Of Them, Know - pg. 38
Confession For Those Who Do Not Breathe At Funerals - pg. 42
I Wait In The White Rain - pg. 44
Sway With Me - pg. 46
A Report Upon The Consumption Of Myself - pg. 47
A Farewell Thing While Breathing - pg. 49
I Write This Upon The Last Drink's Hammer - pg. 50
When The Berry Bush Dies I'll Swim Down The Green River With My Hair On Fire - pg. 55
I Was Born To Hustle Roses Down The Avenues Of The Dead - pg. 57
Something For The Touts, The Nuns, The Grocery Clerks And You... - pg. 59
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