Looking for the english original of the poem FINISH

[the drunken pen]

hey

at least the poem is called finish in the translation of carl weissner.
i think he did a good job.
but searching for the original in the web i only stumbled over a different poem by mr bukowski.
i found "Finish" in the german translation of the bukowsi book: "poems written before jumping out of an 8 story window".

the first line goes something like:

the hearse comes trough the room...

this is my absolutely favorite poem by bukowski.
inspired me a lot.
i am really keen on the original.

if someone could help me i would be very grateful.

gregor

 

[hank solo]

Try finish which appears in The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over the Hills 1969, Black Sparrow Press.

 

[bospress.net]

If Hank Solo says it, you can almost always count on it.

Impressive. Very impressive...

Bill

 

[jcole]

"Finish" = Watts Riots poem?

Was the poem "Finish" you're discussing written about the Watts Riots of 1967 and first published in Wormwood, or am I mistaken?

Thanks,
jcole

 

[d gray]

he also reads it on the '70 minutes' cd :cool:

 

[jcole]

Thanks, d gray. I would also like to note for the record that I should have stated the "Watts Riots of 1965" and not 1967. I was obviously thinking about the riots that took place in Newark and Detroit of 1967.

 

[ROC]

There's a record?
I thought we were just shooting the shit?!

 

[Bukfan]

Shooting the shit? No, we're just chewin'the fat...;)