First published 2007
From the dive bars to the racetrack, Bukowski's narrator navigates the underbelly of society, finding fleeting moments of beauty amidst the struggle with loneliness, addiction, and poverty. With dark humor and unflinching honesty, these poems confront the stark truths of the human experience.
Genres: addiction, 20th-century, contemporary, poetry, 21st-century, dark
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: dark-protagonist, gritty, unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
299 pages · Hardcover · Ecco
Content warnings: addiction, alcohol-abuse, depression, drug-use