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Henry Charles Bukowski August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-born American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and beautiful economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles.[4] His work addresses the ordinary lives of rich Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work. Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories and six novels, eventually publishing over sixty books.

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woman on the street 122 ViewsRate it
the tragedy of the leaves
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be kind
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as the poems go
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The Sun Wields Mercy
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the pleasures of the damned
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So You Want To Be A Writer
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as the sparrow
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Beasts Pounding Through Time
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the harder you try 36 ViewsRate it
Are You Drinking?
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The Look: 34 ViewsRate it
the bluebird
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in a neighborhood of murder
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beagle
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Writing
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the trash men
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poetry 23 ViewsRate it
my cats
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for they had things to say
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Cut While Shaving
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2 Flies
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For the Foxes
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