charles bukowski is quite a guy. he's cynical and pissed off at the world and i love it. i've been reading a lot of his poems these days. i hated poetry as a kid but this has been sort of a revelation for me. i was at the bookstore and had an hour to kill while waiting around and i decided to check it out. modest mouse and the good life and tons of other bands that i love have mentioned his poetry and i figured it was time i actually checked it out and loved it... its easy to read and think about while i'm sitting in the van. the great thing i've found with poems is that it forces you to stop and think about what the author was trying to mean in each particular poem. rather than sitting and reading a story where it's cut and dry and you just have to follow the concrete ideas this is way more abstract and gives you a chance to think.
in any case, i hope you'll do the same as i did and give poetry another chance. i really hated poetry as a kid but it is coming back around for me, so give it a shot, the same might happen for you.
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i'm reading poetry by marilyn hacker now. i borrowed it from the library. it's about an intense story of love affair between two women.
as in for bukowski i've been thinking to check out his work since craig owens (of chiodos) always namedrops him as one of the most influential artists in owens' work.
I read his book "Ham on Rye", wonderful. =)
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