Essential Bukowski

Explore the raw, funny, and acute observations of Charles Bukowski in Essential Bukowski, a definitive collection of his poems. Edited by Abel Debritto, this influential writer's legacy has left an enduring mark on modern culture. Bukowski portrays the desperation and absurdity of ordinary life with his powerful, perceptive voice. His visceral, hilarious, and transcendent poetry covers a wide range of subjects from love to death, sex to writing, illuminating the deepest concerns of the human condition. Bukowski's unvarnished and self-deprecating verse speaks to the deepest longings and strangest predilections of the human experience, making his poetry tough, unrelenting but touched by grace.