Lex Fridman reciting Charles Bukowski In this haunting recital, Lex Fridman channels the raw intensity of Bukowski’s iconic ...

Read by Tom Waits, written by Charles Bukowski This reading by Tom Waits captures the essence of Bukowski’s The Laughing Heart — raw, weary wisdom spoken through the gravel of a voice that’s lived ...

The Worcester Poetry Archive may help preserve years of poetry history ... and help a certain poet-journalist with his borderline hoarding problem.

Lucian Bukowski ended his legal dispute with CBRE five months after suing the brokerage giant for allegedly blocking access to his client files, the Houston Business Journal reported. The longtime ...

Oscar-winning animator Joan Gratz’s take on a Charles Bukowski poem has just landed online. Ironically beginning with a leader countdown, Gratz’s No Leaders, Please (2020) feels at first like a call ...

The book is full of raw emotions including a look at the struggles, abuse and isolation growing up. Bukowski’s first novel, in which he humorously shows alcoholism, dead-end jobs and more that defined ...

Anita M. Bukowski, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2025, at the age of 85. Born on August 8, 1939, preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Ronald. Loving mother of Anne (Greg) Prince, Cathy ...

Well, it was and still is, as Tom Waits has praised the poet ever since he discovered Bukowski. Waits, who has partially adopted Bukowski’s literary voice over the years has one song that stems ...

Bill Bukowski is a painter who is used to soliciting a reaction to his work. As such, he looked at the walls of his church, Mount Olive Lutheran in Mankato, and said, “We can do better than this.” ...

“The author of this essay is the proud owner of 25 books, poetry collections, and short story anthologies written by the man widely recognized as the godfather of the literary movement known as ‘dirty ...