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Damn. I just saw that comparison and Buk's voice was just gutted. Sad to see. Martin may be putting his two cents in Buk' purse because he's basically the one who sparked Buk's rise to fame. So therefore, he feels he can slice and splice any way he wants. Thanks for bringing this to light, mjp...

Transmetropolitan is cool shit.

Buk led me to Fante, whom I enjoy. But lately, I've been reading Phillip K. Dick and will read Joe Lansdale's newest book soon.

Almost exactly how I felt upon discovering him. Except I was in my 30s.

When it comes to Buk, I've found it sensible to pretty much ignore anything negative other people have to say about his stuff. Unless they post here. Always listen to us.

Of course, she could have been trying to find a site for some guy named Bukowsky. But merely typed an i instead of a y. Thereby stumbling on to this site.

Welcome! Hope you survive the experience!

You really can't go wrong with any Buk poetry book. I picked out Sifting Through the Madness from the shelf because the title appealed to me. From then on, I picked up just about any Buk book I saw and waited for new ones to come out.

David, I've read the Barry Miles bio. It's good. But I like the Sounes bio better. Yet reading both of them gave me a more well rounded view of Buk. Miles was on the outside. However, Sounes did interviews with people who knew Buk in depth.

Emoclew, Iksanihc!

Welcome, David! Women is one of my favorites.

Wow, two great stories in one thread. And welcome, Minnie!

Didn't Buk once say he hated people? I thought that's why he liked being alone. Even when he went to the track, he was alone among other people.

Since you've read 'Women', a good companion book of poetry to that is 'Love is a Dog from Hell'.

Welcome, J! "Sifting" was my first Buk book, too. Had very much the same reaction as you.

Welcome!

mjp, I think we'll never know how much to thank you for your accident.

My first Buk experience was "Sifting Through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way."

Great quote! Totally agree.

I like Robert Frost, e e cummings, Billy Collins, Charles Simic, and Jack Kerouac. Also Irene McKinney and Maggie Anderson.

I started with Factotum. Followed up with Women. Then Most Beautiful Woman in Town. My next one is Post Office.

I'd have to make a long trip to the Meadowlands in PA to indulge in that. Though it would be worth it just for the experience. I'd love to hang out there and get a feel for how it is.

Flowery bullshit has its place. Just not here.

I don't got none. :(

Thankfully, you discovered that Bukowski wasn't all flowers and rhymes.