TRACE 30 Feb-Mar 1959

[Days runaway]

Received this in the mail today. Bukowski --as Editor of Harlequin--was invited to comment in the " Editor's Write" pages and I find his Commentary HILARIOUS ( he's being satirical, isn't he??).
This is the only time I had to resort to my online dictionary. . . "rifacimento"??!!
I've also included Olivant House 2-page add ( dated dec 1958) that says they have new work from Bukowski ( and others) " enough material on hand for several fine issues to be printed immediately. . . "
Interesting , but does anyone know if Olivant ever published Bukowski? I read somewhere that Olivant folded after issue 7( probably early 60s?)
Anyway, I really enjoyed editor Charles Bukowski's spin on the little mag scene ( and added some new (but perhaps useless) words to my vocab.
Hope you enjoy!

-- Days

 

[zobraks]

This is the only time I had to resort to my online dictionary. . . "rifacimento"??!!

He also liked to use braggadocio

(quite a lot). Many people (David Stephen Calonne for instance) believe Buk was more educated/well-read than he cared to show.
And he loved to slip in a strange word in his stuff now and then (it was mentioned here many a time).

Thank you for yet another nice magazine, Days.

 

[the only good poet]

Poetry and jazz at the Black Hawk. (1959)

 

[mjp]

The worst of both worlds.

 

[Purple Stickpin]

For what it's worth, Rexroth has done a number of good translations of older dynasty Chinese Poetry. And some Jazz on its own is great. But the combination is asking for trouble.

 

[Johannes]

In the letters somewhere (believe in Screams from the Balcony) Bukowski calls Rexroth a "sunken-jawed subnormal".

I always have to think about this whenever I read or see Rexroth now :D

 

[zobraks]

Your memory is astounding!

guy wrote me the other day about an old review Rexroth did of me. I never saw it. something like, “Bukowski a great writer? nope. a pretty book…” he drags in Hemingway on me and then says that as a bum I know my business but that Ernie mingled with Artists and writers of his time, kicked around the continents…maybe you saw it and never showed it to me. a pretty book? why, that sunken-jawed subnormal!

(Screams from the Balcony, to Jon and Louise Webb, June 15, 1968)

 

[Johannes]

Thanks but too much, I simply remember the cool parts and forget everything else.