Buk Trivia... Answerer becomes next Questioner

[cirerita]

Atomic Scribblings...

 

[ROC]

The full title?
It's worth it.

 

[cirerita]

Atomic Scribblings From A Maniac Age

 

[Bukfan]

Eli LaCrosse
AKA 'Baldy'

That?s right!

 

[ROC]

Take it away cirerita!

 

[cirerita]

ok, an easy one -they're all easy, aren't they :D

what's the title of the Norse/Bukowski volume of letters (unpublished as of yet)?

 

[ribaij]

Fly Like a Bat Out of Hell

 

[cirerita]

your turn, ribaij...

 

[ribaij]

my turn my tur my turn my turn my turn!!!

I guess most of you know that BUK was a big fan of the Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun. There is also another Norwegian writer mentioned in BUK?s work.
a) Name of writer?
b) Line that BUK quotes him on?
c) Name of the Book where this line is taken from?

?bonus Q
d) The last words of this famous writer?

 

[ROC]

a) Henrik Ibsen
b) "the strongest men are the most alone". Actually "The strongest man in the world is he who stands alone."
c) 'An Enemy of the People.'
d) One day, he heard his nurse remark to a visitor that he was feeling better. "On the contrary," cut in Ibsen just before he died.

 

[ROC]

In the same vain as ribaij;

"It Catches My Heart in It's Hands" is a line from
a) which writer?
b) which poem?
c) which book?

...bonus Q
d) what color socks am I wearing?
:)

 

[theeffects]

d)Black!?

 

[the only good poet]

no, the answer to d) is white - white with two little bands around the top of the sock, one blue, the other red.

i once had a pair of socks that said: "work? my arse!" i wore them out - working.

a) is, i think, robinson jeffers.

 

[cirerita]

Jeffers
Hellenistics
SUCH COUNSELS YOU GAVE TO ME AND OTHER POEMS (later reprinted in the collected works)

 

[ROC]

ahgiddyup!

Your go again cirerita.

we gotta make these questions harder!

(and re socks, black was right)

 

[cirerita]

mine are always easy, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan :D

name at least two working titles for It Catches My Heart in Its Hands.

 

[bospress.net]

Abel,

Charles Bukowski - It Catches My Crucifix in Its Deathray

Charles Bukowski - Fuck Tha Police

For extra credit:

Charles Bukowski - ...and the Rainbow Afrolistics!

Charles Bukowski - Charles Bukowski's Left Hand

Are those right? ha..... I seem to remember seeing those somewhere....

Bill

 

[Bukfan]

Working titles for "It catches..." : " "Look What The Net Drug Up" & "The Virgins Bathing with a Bear"...

 

[theeffects]

Bill,
wasn't FUCK THA POLICE by N.W.A. !
:)
You're getting your Dr.Dre/Eazy E and BUK references mixed up!!

 

[cirerita]

bukfan, you're my man!

 

[bospress.net]

Bill,
wasn't FUCK THA POLICE by N.W.A. !
:)
You're getting your Dr.Dre/Eazy E and BUK references mixed up!!

Hi,
I thought that they took the idea from Buk!


Bill

 

[Bukfan]

Ok, next question:

What was the name of the guy who wrote the first major essay on Buk?

Bonus points:

A) In what the year did it appear?
B) What was the name of the mag in which it appeared?
C) What was the title of the essay?

 

[bospress.net]

year:1962
Author: RR Cuscaden
Mag: Satis #5
Title: "Charles Bukowski: Poet in a Ruined Landscape"

 

[Bukfan]

You got it right! - And you answered all the bonus point questions too.
- Well done, Bill!

 

[bospress.net]

Hello,

OK. Here is an easy one, sort of. Buk was published in many, many magazines.

1) What magazine published the most poems by Bukowski?

Extra credit:

2) What was the name of the editor?
3) What years did they publish Buk?
4) How many issues was Buk in?

Be the first one to get this and get to think up a question!

Bill

 

[mjp]

Is the answer Write?

 

[bospress.net]

mjp,

ha! That or "Story"!

Bill

 

[oldrover]

J. Webb's Outsider.

 

[mjp]

Not even close, oldrover. ;)

 

[bospress.net]

Hi,
Is this one really still out there. I forgot thast I posted this question. Is it too hard, or just not a very interesting question?

If this is not answered soon, I'll pass the torch to someone else to ask a question and get this thread rolling again...

Bill