
About the poet: Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski (1920–1994) was born in Andernach, Germany, and raised in Los Angeles, which became the setting for much of his work. A prolific writer of poetry, fiction, and memoir, Bukowski cultivated a deliberately raw, anti-literary style grounded in working-class experience, drinking, gambling, and romantic failure. He worked for years at the Los Angeles post office before publishing his breakthrough novel Post Office (Black Sparrow Press, 1971). His poetry collections include Burning in Water Drowning in Flame (1974) and Love Is a Dog from Hell (1977). He published extensively with Black Sparrow Press and remains one of the most widely read American poets internationally.
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