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    When did you discover Bukowski?

    Thanks for the suggestions. And thanks for the limerick. It's funny enough, but not very metric (probably written when drunk and/or screwing a poodle). The friend I mentioned who turned me on to Buk in college - she always loved the 'bluebird in my soul' poem. That's a refreshing little...
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    When did you discover Bukowski?

    Yes, I love jacking off - what self-respecting man (/woman) doesn't? But I also like the stories and novels more than the poetry. For the most part. I have not, however, read as many poems as I have prose-pieces. I'm working on it, but lo! that takes time and dedication... I get the sense that...
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    When did you discover Bukowski?

    In high school, either junior or senior year, a friend of mine lent me Last Night of the Earth Poems. I didn't like all that much of it, but one poem really stuck out: something about 'my buddy, the valet at the racetrack.' Perfect motion in that poem, perfect cadence, exactly what I wanted to...
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