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ok, and thanks for this site, the best! :)

Just a random thought... but Bukowski sometimes mentions his "12-hour shift" when writing about the horrors of the Post Office, since I'm not American, I was wondering if the 8-hour day (or night) had been introduced in the US in the 1960's when Bukowski was at the PO? What I'm thinking is this...

Hi zobraks, I see the "scarfpoet" shows up many times :-) Yes, Jack Micheline must be the one I'm thinking of, the scarfpoet is often from new york and always on the move, to keep the hustle going, thanks !

I understand he could be any number of writers, or Bukowski making satire out of a certain type of poet, but any suggestions are greatly appreciated

Happy birthday

why the talk about Tarantino??? "Pulp" magazines were a genre even before Bukowski was born, Bukowski and Tarantino might have shared the same fascination with "bad" writing but I see no connection between them

I agree that the Red Sparrow refers to Black Sparrow Press, but I think the yellow light inside its beek at the end of "Pulp" is perhaps the "light of creation" The light of creation is the only thing that can defeat Lady Death...it lives on after the body dies, and creation (his writing of...