false 220682 3 <p> To his legions of fans, Charles Bukowski was-and remains-the quintessential counterculture icon. A hard-drinking wild man of literature and a stubborn outsider to the poetry world, he wrote unflinchingly about booze, work, and women, in raw, street-tough poems whose truth has struck a chord with generations of readers. </p> <p> Edited by John Martin, the legendary publisher of Black Sparrow Press and a close friend of Bukowski's, <i>The Pleasures of the Damned</i> is a selection of the best works from Bukowski's long poetic career, including the last of his never-before-collected poems. Celebrating the full range of the poet's extraordinary and surprising sensibility, and his uncompromising linguistic brilliance, these poems cover a rich lifetime of experiences and speak to Bukowski's "immense intelligence, the caring heart that saw through the sham of our pretenses and had pity on our human condition" (<i>New York Quarterly</i>). <i>The Pleasures of the Damned</i> is an astonishing poetic treasure trove, essential reading for both longtime fans and those just discovering this unique and legendary American voice. </p> 213688 1 11 2007 The Pleasures of the Damned: Poems, 1951-1993 total:178|5:95|4:57|3:23|2:3|1:0| 178 778 286 20 3 0 false false Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jul 09 14:33:11 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 14:33:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 04 15:01:19 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 04:55:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 17 11:59:03 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 12:10:48 -0800 2008
Bukowski is a stubborn ass of a human. He is a compass with no needle. I feel like he is a relation that I hate and respect all at once.

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