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You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense Paperback – May 31, 2002

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"You're a bum , he told me/ and you'll always be a bum . . . and it's too bad he's been dead/ so long/ for now he can't see/ how beautifully I've succeeded/ at/ that." True to his words, this prolific poet loves to play the oversexed bum, continually lashing out at other writers, the rich, and anyone who fails to appreciate his brilliance. This collection takes a new turn, though, as Bukowskinow in his sixtieslooks back on some tender memories of youth. Other redeeming features include a self-mocking humor and a love for cats. For larger collections, and those whose readers are not easily offended by four-letter words. Rochelle Ratner, formerly Poetry Editor, "Soho Weekly News," New York
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Charles Bukowski examines cats and his childhood in You Get So Alone at Times, a book of poetry that reveals his tender side. He delves into his youth to analyze its repercussions.


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  • Item Weight : 11.7 ounces
  • Paperback : 322 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 9780876856833
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0876856833
  • Product Dimensions : 5.71 x 0.81 x 9.06 inches
  • Publisher : Black Sparrow Press (May 31, 2002)
  • Language: : English
  • ASIN : 0876856830
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