Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Bukowski's Fire Station
The more modern collection of poetry that I read for our class presentation was by Charles Bukowski. Many of his poems are about or contain references to alcohol, smoking, gambling and sex. Very entertaining stuff to read, although except for the form I am confused on why some of his work is even refered to as poetry. Most of them are just written down thoughts and experiences. Almost storytelling. But still an excellent read for anyone that has some extra time on their hands.I read part of his poem "Fire Station" in class and have attached a youtube reading of the poem by Bukowski himself for anyone who wants to know how the poem ended.
Very comical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yalRn12UzSQ
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He's raw. Maybe that's what makes him a poet. He's got a voice all his own and makes you think about the ways a person can and will live when given the choice. And he's not afraid to say it. He's a dirty old man but that's his perogative yet he got that way by searching for something real. Try reading his post-mortem book the Bone Palace Ballet. It sheds some insight on the man and has some pretty good poems and some pretty questionable ones but their him and their real all the same.
ReplyDeleteI chose to read Sonia Sanchez and some of her work is like that too. It reads more as a story than a poem, but the lyricism within is very poetic. One of my favorite pieces is "Just Don't Never Give Up on Love," and it really is a a poem/story.
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