The reason I'm asking is because while I read the article and then read some of the poetry, and liked it, I'm not too sure that it's a "new genre." I think this weather you like it or not the style here and Bukowski's is too similar to call anything about it "new."
Should have been more...
I came across this article called "Breaking the Anxiety of Influence: Ananda Osel's Absurd Realism" and I'm curious to see what everyone thinks. If you ask me there's somthing to it although the reviewer doesn't directly compare the two writers...