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| somewhere in his copious corpus, bukowski has a poem fantasizing about being plucked from obscurity by erudite benefactors who whisk him away to a literary shangri-la. i got a taste of that when i received an email out of the blue asking me to contribute to a buk centenary chapbook tribute. the editors had seen my first and only post to a buk forum--and ensuing kerfuffle when i butted heads with the forum's butthead moderator. they liked my moxie! charles bukowski is a polarizing figure. some say he's a misogynist, but what i find refreshing and necessary is his equal opportunity misanthropy. in a world plagued by humanity's failings, his clear- eyed critiques have been a solace since that day i first stumbled upon his work.... |
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