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skbruce

skbruce

Alright, this one isn't too bad. BUK was arreseted in July of 1944 while he was living in Philidelphia and was subsequently held in Moyamensing low-security prison for just over two weeks. What was the charge?
 
skbruce

skbruce

I think the actual term was something to the effect of "Faliure to register with the draft board", but it amounts to draft-dodging. Cirerita, you're up!
 
cirerita

cirerita

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name at least 2 Spanish poets -by Spanish I mean both from Spain and South America- whom Bukowski "admired" :D or, at least, talked about them in rather positive terms.
 
Bukfan

Bukfan

"The law is wrong; I am right"
Garcia Lorca and Pablo Neruda? - Buk mentions Lorca many times in his letters and Sounes mentions Neruda as one of Buk's sources for inspiration (poetry style)...
 
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Bukfan

Bukfan

"The law is wrong; I am right"
Good! - next question:

What's the name of Buk's most "disturbing" and "chocking" short story?
And in which mag did it appear first time?
 
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Bukfan

Bukfan

"The law is wrong; I am right"
A favourite poem without a specific title? - That's a tough one!
Are you talking about a single poem or a collection?
 
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hoochmonkey9

hoochmonkey9

Art should be its own hammer.
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ok, what female poet associated with the Beats did Buk despise. she had a poem or poems printed in the literary supplement of Open City (Renaissance) that Buk guest edited, much to his chagrin...
 
bospress.net

bospress.net

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Since we are on Open City,I'll give ou an easy one....

What story did Buk edit in the issue of Open City that contributed to the demise of the paper? It was not a poem of his. Author and title. This is a really easy one.

Best,
Bill
 
bospress.net

bospress.net

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HI Cirerite,
YOU GOT IT! The story is about a 13 year old nymphomaniac. Publishing it today in a newspaper that was readily available to the public would be a problem today. Imagine that 30 years ago it was even more of a problem.

Is the story available on the internet? I can scan it maybe and send it to you.

Best,
Bill

p.s. ask yer question!
 
cirerita

cirerita

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let's stick to Open City, then. What was the title of the story B wrote about his vision of -and contribution to- Open City? Really easy...
 
d gray

d gray

tried to do his best but could not
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what was the name of bukowski's childhood friend who had a prosthetic arm?
 
theeffects

theeffects

bospress.net said:
I don't have it here, but I'm sure that someone else may. If so, maybe they could post it.
Click to expand...
I have the FULL Goodwin collection (all 3 books!), thanks/courtesy to Jeffrey Weinberg. 2 out of the 3 books the intro is reprinted, so I guess he wanted full use of it...
His poetry wasn't anything spectacular, but opinions are like a--holes, we all have one... I asked about Douglas and it appears he pretty much stopped, and disappeared... Would be curious to see what happened (20 years later..)
 
HenryChinaski

HenryChinaski

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okay, here's an easy one for all you Buk nerds.
One of the greatest lines of poetry I ever heard in a film was a voice over in Barfly...and I quote

"This thing upon me,
like a flower and a feast,
this thing upon me,
crawling like a snake,
it's not death,
but dying will solve its power...
and as my hands drop the last desperate pen
in some cheap room,
they will find me there
and never know
my name
my meaning
nor the treasure
of my escape."

Now, name the actual poem that these lines appear in.
and for bonus make-believe points
give me the Poetry Collection the poem appears in.
 
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