'Sun Coming Down'

[roni]

according to the database, the poem 'Sun Coming Down' was first printed in Harlequin - Vol. 2 - No. 1 - Page 11 - 1957 and then never again until after Hank's death.

From everything we know, I find it likely, that these posthumous versions have been 'changed'.
To verify this, we'd need a copy of the 'Harlequin'-issue. Does anybody have it?

 

[mjp]

I think I've only seen one or two copies of Harlequin. It isn't very common, but I'm sure someone here has it.

 

[Ponder]

Abel posted:
https://bukowskiforum.com/index.php?threads/essay-on-the-wine-gnat-harlequin-1957.349/
and: https://bukowskiforum.com/index.php?threads/for-they-had-things-to-say-harlequin-1957.350/

so I guess he has your poem too.

 

[roni]

Thanks Ponder. Will ask him.

 

[nymark]

Here you go.

 

[roni]

Thanks man!

 

[Erik]

There's that rose-symbolism again! :rolleyes:

Thanks!

 

[mjp]

 

[Black Swan]

The pint of wine is a glass, no slack bladder and bed wetting, no wine , no blood and no march of crushed insects. Shortened and cleaned. Weakened .
Snakes along my teeth? o_0o

 

[PhillyDave]

"will we miss" ? No we won't.

 

[d gray]

The pint of wine is a glass,

yeah, he's turning bukowski into a responsible drinker - wouldn't want him to be a bad influence on his readers.

that change bugged me the most. what an a-hole...

 

[Darmochwal]

Only a monster would do something like this.