Just some of the imagery, really. I'm really no expert on poetry, and I don't read a great deal of it, so I'm not in any position to compare in any great depth, but...ahh...
I guess just because I love Bukowski's poetry, and I love Celan's. Just wondered if anyone else on here did :)
I'd say, if you like Bukowski, you'd probably like Paul Celan.
What say you?
A little sample for you...
Count up the almonds
Count up the almonds,
count what was bitter and kept you waking,
count me in too:
I sought your eye when you looked out and no one saw you,
I spun that secret...
Ahh, it's definately not Bukovski. I'm living in Russia at the moment and everybody here calls him Bukovski, so I would have definately remembered it from that.
I think I read about it in that Howard Sounes biography of him. Unfortunately that's thousands of miles away now!
I remember reading somewhere, some time ago, that Bukowski's real surname wasn't infact Bukowski, but something quite similar. I think it was just a different suffix, but I really can't remember what.
Anyone know what it was?
I can't believe no-one's mentioned Henry Miller yet!
I'd say anyone wanting something funny, Bukowski-esque and generally a good read, go for Sexus by Miller.