desert island books

[Red Sparrow]

i've been a fan of Buk for years and i've read a good amount of his books, but i've never had the chance to sit down with other Bukowski fans to discuss specific works, so i don't know if i'm missing certain books that are quite possibly his best.

so, if you were stuck on a desert island and could only bring 3 of his books (poetry or prose), which would you bring?

for me, it would be:
Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame
Ham on Rye
Last Night of the Earth Poems

 

[Gerard K H Love]

Well, 3 books would not be enough. Pleasures of the Damned should be one since it is a 'best of' book and its long. 'You get so Alone' would surely be appropriate.

 

[MULLINAX]

Post Office

Factotum

Ham On Rye

 

[the only good poet]

it would have to be all poetry volumes:

The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over The Hills
Dangling In The Tournefortia
The Last Night Of The Earth Poems

there again i may forfeit one of the above for Screams From The Balcony.

 

[Gerard K H Love]

Reality check...desert island...books....toilet paper. I would not do that to Bukowski.

 

[the only good poet]

remember, along with your choice of bukowski, you get to take the collected works of shakespeare and the bible...;)

 

[Father Luke]

Shakespeare Never Did This
and then a couple others...