BORN INTO THIS - so-called poet friends

[Erica C.]

I think we could ponder and speculate about the golden list until we are on our deathbeds. As you said Rekrab, Bukowski fans can think for themselves and, certainly, the very presence of this warning/threat in the doc. makes one uncomfortable abiding by it. Personally, I find reading too many points of view on the author creep into my ability to read his work from my own point of view so I stick to just a few. It is an entirely individual choice. If you are enjoying and gaining from the text you are reading, then carry on without worrying whether or not it is 'on the list'.