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bukowski is great. i love bukowski.
when you say he was shit, i disagree. he wrote poetry that was true to his life, and honest to god.
he was a spit in the face to the conservative poetry snobs that believed poetry should be about certain designated subjects and should avoid others. bukowski showed that he could write a poem about taking a shit if he wanted, and it would contain all of his juicy, witty rambling style, that would be just as valuable as a piece of poetry as anything else.

what the fuck is talent anyway? he showed that you didn't need genius spouting out of every pore to write a poem, it is equally valuable to have a mind that can soak up experiences and situations in his trademark insightful manner, and put it down in a way that is funny, interesting and often insightful to read.
he and the other writers around the time were questioning "what is poetry", so WHAT IS POETRY???
bukowski for president