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.
Edited by John Martin, the legendary publisher of Black Sparrow
Press and a close friend of Bukowski's, "The Pleasures of the
Damned" 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 extra-ordinary 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" ("The New York Quarterly"). "The Pleasures of the
Damned" is an astonishing poetic treasure trove, essential reading
for both longtime fans and those just discovering this unique and
legendary American voice.
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