another comeback
climbing back up out of the ooze, out of
the thick black tar,
rising up again, a modern
Lazarus.
you're a...
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May 15, 2010
Nidhi
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It was my first Bukowksi poetry book I've read although I had read a few of his poems before. I think it's the last one he wrote before his death, but I could be wrong. To be honest, I'm not fully sure what I thought of it - I love his style of writing, it's so effortless and disarrayed like thoughts are, yet I wasn't fully satisfied. I felt like there should've been more in some poems (I can't fully explain what I mean by "more," but it's similar to when you have a lot of milk but l
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Sep 26, 2009
Lyndon
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It's simple really. Charles Bukowski is the greatest poet ever. Why'd I give this book 4 stars then? Look, it's not consistently brilliant. These poems have been put together from his odds and ends after his death, and honestly, there is a reason some of this stuff hasn't been published before. That said though, every so often there is a real corker here. His last poem in the collection, mind and heart is not only a hidden gem, it's an absolute show-stopper, arguably one of the greatest he'
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Jun 29, 2007
Jonathan
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THE most wonderful poems about the shitiest shit i've ever read, EVER.
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Mar 30, 2009
Robert
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Charles Bukowski, Come on In!: New Poems (Ecco, 2006)
The more of Buk's posthumous poetry I read, the more I wonder why anyone buys it. I've long held the hypothesis that he published the best bits while he was still alive (and really, let's face it, Bukowski's pinnacle as a poet came during the sixties and early seventies, after which he spent more time working on, and improving, his prose style), and what was left over was meant solely as a moneymaking scheme; he did, after all, rea More...
The more of Buk's posthumous poetry I read, the more I wonder why anyone buys it. I've long held the hypothesis that he published the best bits while he was still alive (and really, let's face it, Bukowski's pinnacle as a poet came during the sixties and early seventies, after which he spent more time working on, and improving, his prose style), and what was left over was meant solely as a moneymaking scheme; he did, after all, rea More...
Sep 18, 2009
Steven
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One of the five volumes of posthumous "new poems" published by Ecco. As with much of his work published in his lifetime, calling a lot of these pieces poems is laughable. The vast majority are prose pieces chopped up with line breaks. Not that that matters with the best of them. Bukowski had a natural storytelling gift and inserting linebreaks and calling them poems doesn't change that. Maybe if he were alive and writing now he'd dispense with the linebreaks and be our most prolific fl
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May 02, 2008
Patrick
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I read this entire book in one sitting (which isnt that remarkable considering its a book of poetry). Bukowski goes from a hilarious rant about early morning phone calls to dark, visceral descriptions of drunken self-loathing and depression. What I particularly like about Bukowski is his ablilty to give a voice to that mean, bitter, snarky little bastard that lives inside your head (OK, maybe he just lives in my head). The bitterness is just enough to make you pucker and recoil but he somehow
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Oct 11, 2007
I read Bukowski and Carver all the time. I finish carver and have more bukowski to go. I like him, always. I listen to him and let him read to me. I also read him aloud and get the twists. I like it all. I don't just like early ones and late ones... but I don't care too much for his short stories, and especially not his novels. He's a poet to me. Unless someone has a short story to recommend, I've put them down. don't touch them.
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Dec 17, 2011
Dennis
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This is one of Bukowski's last collections (perhaps even published posthumously). I have now read both his first collection (The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over The Hills) and this collection, one of his last. I must say that I much prefer the earlier work. This collection is often self-serving and more of a running diary than poetry. However, there are still flashes of brilliance and you can always feel a vitality in his work. I strongly recommend the reading of Bukowski. Just don't s
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May 13, 2008
W.L.
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Someone told me once that all modern poetry was a rip off of Bukowski. What he meant was the short line style that Buk uses, but I was unaware that while at the time I was writing in a similar short line style, who Buk was.
I was handed this book upon leaving a writers retreat in Missouri, and enjoyed a lot of it in the airport, but concluded finally that Buk was basically a gambler, a drunk, and had never been pleased by a woman.
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I was handed this book upon leaving a writers retreat in Missouri, and enjoyed a lot of it in the airport, but concluded finally that Buk was basically a gambler, a drunk, and had never been pleased by a woman.
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Aug 02, 2011
Christopher
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Come On In is a lovely addition to the already prolific work of a generations voice. Even if Bukowski was in his grave during the release of this book, a certain amount of him still lives in these (and all of his other) poems.
Jan 11, 2012
Vinyessa
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I think this book, hands down, is the greatest introduction to Charles Bukowski. I believe it was one of his last collection of poems published posthumously. It has a lot of poems from all ages, but I most loved the ones written by him as an older man.
He became much sweeter, his poems were sweeter. I felt this book gave me energy. I read it on my work breaks, and instead of engrossing me for pages at a time, it engaged me only for a moment and then let me go. It felt almost conversa More...
He became much sweeter, his poems were sweeter. I felt this book gave me energy. I read it on my work breaks, and instead of engrossing me for pages at a time, it engaged me only for a moment and then let me go. It felt almost conversa More...
Nov 18, 2010
Gregory
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After having my first encounter with Bukowski in literature I understand why "asshole" has his picture beside it's definition.
Jul 24, 2008
I saw a hardcover Bukowski book in Barnes & Noble one day and realized it was new. I read the last poem in it and bought it immediately. I read that poem to my mother and it made her cry. Yes, Bukowski made my mother cry. Seriously, it's beautiful. But it's still the only poem I've read from this, 'cause I feel like I need to get all the way through the others I have of his first.
Jul 15, 2007
Jon
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for people who would like to sell/swap: i have the first edition hardcover of this book. that might mean something someday.
this book was a compilation made after bukowski's death. they are nostalgic sometimes, mundane sometimes, and mortifying as bukowski stares his oncoming death in the face. it is definitely exuding with expression and is worth a read for any bukowski fan.
this book was a compilation made after bukowski's death. they are nostalgic sometimes, mundane sometimes, and mortifying as bukowski stares his oncoming death in the face. it is definitely exuding with expression and is worth a read for any bukowski fan.
Mar 21, 2010
Andrew
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More great Bukowski
Favorite was No Leaders, Please
NEED to read some more.
Favorite was No Leaders, Please
NEED to read some more.
Jun 20, 2008
Sabrina
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This book of poetry is very different from what I've come to love and expect from Bukowski. Bukowski left this work to be published after his death and it very much feels like it. The whole thing has a sense of finality, that I found to be sad. It reads in a gentler fashion than his prior work, but it is still very much his voice.
Feb 29, 2008
Indira
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This is a book of poems Charles Bukowski left to be published after his death.
Gotta love Bukowski, even when his writing takes me to the dark dungeons. His last poem in this book, "mind and heart" I love the most - a modern day Rumi! Pure Advaita! So perfect. He ends it:
drink from the well
of your self
and begin
again.
Gotta love Bukowski, even when his writing takes me to the dark dungeons. His last poem in this book, "mind and heart" I love the most - a modern day Rumi! Pure Advaita! So perfect. He ends it:
drink from the well
of your self
and begin
again.
Feb 21, 2008
Mazzeo
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This is an excellent book of poetry, particularly for people who aren't into the genre.
If you don’t believe me, go to the bookstore and read 4 or 5 poems.
If you don’t believe me, go to the bookstore and read 4 or 5 poems.
Dec 16, 2009
Mark
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More posthumous stuff from Buk. Some of these are very fine, some are workmanlike. Truth is, the man could write, so even his mediocre poems are entertaining and enlightening.
Jun 20, 2007
Holly
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I gave this book a 5 star rating simply because it got me to read poetry. Usually poetry takes too much effort to enjoy (I think), but this stuff reads almost like a book.
Mar 02, 2008
Danny
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the first bukowski book of poems i have read - I didnt realize he was as funny as he is, sometimes reminiscent of david sedaris in terms of using dry humor.
Dec 17, 2009
Jill
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I read some of this and really liked it. I need to read more. His poetry never fails to point out some normal everyday truth that needed to be pointed out.
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Dec 16, 2009
Kate
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Anyone who can turn drunken, disgruntled, cynical outburts into poetry gets 5 stars in my mind.
Feb 08, 2012
