sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way: New Poems
by Charles Bukowski
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Author: Charles BukowskiEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-01-01
ISBN: 0060568232
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Ecco
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Book Review: So you want to be a writer
Summary: 4 Stars
There's a poem in this book called, So you Want to be a writer, and I think it should be read before anyone decides to call themselves a writer. Then they should look in the mirror, and ask themselves whether or not they're a fony. If they can answer that question "no, I'm not a fony," Then they should never attempt to write another word, because if they did everything that I just said they should do, then they were never a writer in the first place.
The consensus is the there is some good and some bad in this book, I own it, have read it and am inclined to agree.
Summary of sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way: New Poems
from "neither Shakespeare nor Mickey Spillane"
young young young, only wanting the Word,
going mad in the streets and in the bars,
brutal fights, broken glass, crazy women
screaming in
your cheap room,
you a familiar guest at the drunk tank, North
Avenue 21, Lincoln Heights
sifting through the madness for the Word, the
line
the way,
hoping for a check from somewhere,
dreaming of a letter from a great editor:
"Chinaski, you don't know how long we've been waiting for you!"
no chance at all.
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