Love is a Dog From Hell

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It's a hit!

I'm unsure what to say about this one. It is horribly beautiful, I suppose. Ugly. Dirty. Human. Makes me want to throw up then start paying closer ... (show more)

I'm unsure what to say about this one. It is horribly beautiful, I suppose. Ugly. Dirty. Human. Makes me want to throw up then start paying closer attention to the details. (show less)

 

 

by Andrew Morrison

No, it's a flop!

I imagine Bukowski as a fat, middle aged man, sitting at a typewriter while smoking a cigarette, slamming down cheap whiskey, and wiping tobacco-st... (show more)

I imagine Bukowski as a fat, middle aged man, sitting at a typewriter while smoking a cigarette, slamming down cheap whiskey, and wiping tobacco-stained fingers on the belly of his white wife beater.

Classic example of perfect poetry? More like depressing vision of destitute and abandoned life. Vivid. Simple. Shocking. (show less)

 

 

by Ginny Kotzias

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  Some of my favourite poems of this book are:

  "One for Old Snaggle-tooth"
  "Rain or Shine"
  "An Art"
  "My Old Man"
  "About Cranes"
  "A Gold Pocket Watch"

  There are a few other poems I loved and could read over and over but right now, I can't find them. Enjoy this spectacular book!

   

   

  by Joshua Crispell on Dec 08, 2009 at 07:53PM

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  I enjoyed a few of the poems deeply but I have to admit that you can only hear so many poems about women and getting drunk before you feel bored. Bukowski is certainly a good poem writer, but I suppose you have to share the same interests he does.

   

   

  by Kathryn Camilleri on Oct 19, 2009 at 06:30AM

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