My 10 Favorite Charles Bukowski Poetry Moments
…their words are unlived, unfurnished, untrue, and worse — so fashionably dull.
When making lists like these, I select texts I have highlighted or annotated while reading. This list is no different.
Ever since I first read a Bukowski poem, I have been hooked. I keep a book of his around me wherever I go. While his words do a lot of things, their most important function for me has been to take some pressure off.
Without sounding too worshippy, I would say his entire poetry is actually my favorite moment. So, take this as a breakdown. A first part of many to come, perhaps!
It would be criminal to provide my opinion or judgment on the ‘moments’ so I will leave them for you to decipher, interpret, and enjoy.
10. fact
I have 90 thousand dollars
in the bank
am 50 years old
weigh 280 pounds
never awaken to an alarm clock
and am closer to God
than the
sparrow.
(from Storm for the Living and the Dead)
9. warm water bubbles
…a fart in the bathtub contains a whole
essential history of the human race.
love is so wonderful.
so is the fart.
especially mine.
dying bulls being dragged across the Mexican
dirt and me in the…
