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Title: Eight manuscript poems signed by Charles Bukowski Author: Bukowski, Charles Place: San Pedro, CA Publisher: Date: 1983-1989 Description: Includes: ”the condition” Jan. 1983; published in “War all the Time” p.150 (1984); one of the most resigned and depressed of all of Bukowski’s poems - we are all in pain-including the writer and reader; photocopy of a typed poem, signed and dated in ink by Bukowski. * “I fall into it without trying...” 2 pp. 5/18/83; published in “War All the Time” p.122 (1984); Bukowski writes of a woman who said she fell in love with him because he had no TV so he bought a b&w TV and she stayed, then a large screen color TV and she stayed; photocopy of a typed poem, signed and dated in ink by Bukowski, with 2 ink ms. corrections. * “fall out” 5/18/83; published in “War All the Time” p.222 (1984); a humorous description of how Californians are now tasting a little piece of Hiroshima trying to find jobs in Oklahoma with better Japanese cars coming to the USA; photocopy of a typed poem, signed and dated in ink by Bukowski, with 4 ink ms. corrections. * “you must remember that each day you get out of bed, it’s a new beginning...” 2 pp., 3/26/85; unpublished according to bukowski.net; a poem that lampoons Hollywood movie stars after Buk’s experiences with the making of “Barfly”, the opening for the movie where Buk got drunk and pinched ass, and all the “stars” who gushed over him; photocopy of a typed poem, signed and dated in ink by Bukowski. * “good try, all” 5/2/85; published in “The Flash of Lightning Behind the Mountain” pp.205-206 (2004); describes his relationships as desultory except for “moments smaller than small” but he enjoyed every lady who are now “into new lovers or none”; photocopy of a typed poem, signed and dated in ink by Bukowski as Charles Chinaski, a rare if not unique occurrence, also with the drawing of the little man and his jug. * “the other day I saw a man reading the Wall Street Journal as if it did contain something---” 7/13/86; an awkward title and sometimes uneven poem originally written by Bukowski which became the well crafted and enlightening “democracy” found in “X-Ray Magazine” # 8 (2001) and “The Flashes of Lightning Behind the Mountain”; photocopy of a typed poem, signed and dated in ink by Bukowski. * “a bit of gardening ” 2 pp., 7/13/86; published in “Septuagenarian Stew” – p.332 (1990); “Clock Radio” - No. 8 (1987); while gardening Bukowski sees a young neighbor boy shooting baskets; photocopy of a typed poem, signed and dated in ink by Bukowski, with 9 ink ms. corrections. * “the smallest of talk” 2 pp., 12/16/89; unpublished according to bukowski.net; a supposed conversation of Bukowski with a poet who needs “imagined dissatisfaction” to write poetry. The poet talks of one of the saddest things waking up with only a hangover and a few bad poems and fear of being like “so many writers dead before their deaths”; photocopy of a typed poem, signed and dated in ink by Bukowski, with 1 ink ms. correction. Together, 8 manuscript poems by Charles Bukowski. Charles Bukowski’s practice during this period was to type the poem, make a photocopy, sign and date the photocopy and send it to his publisher. Five of the poems with letter of authenticity from Scott Harrison at Abandoned Planet Bookstore. Lot Amendments Condition: Near fine to fine condition. Item number: 216768