Bukowski on censorship

[tinux]

I found this mentioned on boingboing.net

http://www.lettersofnote.com/2011/10/charles-bukowski-on-censorship.html

good stuff!

 

[gbsupbowl]

That is a classy response

 

[mjp]

"it is curious that the people who rail against my work seem to overlook the sections of it which entail joy and love and hope..."

Now where have I heard that sentiment before?

 

[Johannes]

Very nice. Thanks.

 

[d gray]

a barfly related letter...

http://www.lettersofnote.com/search/label/mickeyrourke

 

[mjp]

Ahem.

 

[d gray]

shit...x~O

 

[roni]

better a double-post than missing one thing. Thanks dgray.

 

[Erik]

OK, its kinda nice, but isn't the following sentence kind of, errr, clumsy - or is it just me?

If I write badly about blacks, homosexuals and women it is because of these who I met were that.