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Have pretty much most of Bukowski work. Being "into" him for many years, and believing that he is one of "the Best" american moderns, i took a brake from reading only him (maybe i was too much into it?)/ So i strayed, and went for John Fante, Dan Fante (his son), Celine, Camus and even Kerouac.
Now i find Bukowski work: Anemic!
Ham on Rye, i fell asleep reading it. Boring! Same thing with "Hot Water Dance" i found, i am ashamed to say this, STUPID! Why?
Now there are few poems that i still favor, and enjoy reading over and over, even memorizing them. But over all i unfortunately doubt Bukowski will
survive the test of TIME!
Anyone experianced the same about their favorite autor?

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Agreed, he was a pig and a mostly mediocre writer ..nt - late 06:34:08 04/30/06 (0)
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Re: For Bukowski fans...or maybe not? - GindinE 14:53:26 09/26/05 (1)
read "Women" and "Post Office?" Great stuff. I could never get into his poetry.
- Re: For Bukowski fans...or maybe not? - Peter H-son 15:47:05 12/11/07 (0)
  "The Genius of the Crowd"
  
  There is enough treachery
  hatred, violence and absurdity in the average
  human being to supply any given army on any given day
  
  And the best at murder are those who preach against it
  And the best at hate are those who preach love
  And the best at war finally are those who preach peace
  
  Those who preach god, need god
  Those who preach peace do not have peace
  Those who preach love do not have love
  
  Beware the preachers
  Beware the knowers
  Beware those who are always reading books
  Beware those who either detest poverty
  or are proud of it
  Beware those quick to praise
  for they need praise in return
  Beware those who are quick to censor
  they are afraid of what they do not know
  Beware those who seek constant crowds for
  they are nothing alone
  Beware the average man the average woman
  Beware their love, their love is average
  Seeks average
  
  But there is genius in their hatred
  There is enough genius in their hatred to kill you
  To kill anybody
  Not wanting solitude
  Not understanding solitude
  They will attempt to destroy anything
  that differs from their own
  Not being able to create art
  they will not understand art
  They will consider their failure as creators
  only as a failure of the world
  Not being able to love fully
  They will believe your love incomplete
  And then they will hate you
  And their hatred will be perfect
  
  Like a shining diamond
  Like a knife
  Like a mountain
  Like a tiger
  Like hemlock
  
  Their finest art

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