National Poetry Month Meets Bukowski & Metaphor
Sean MurphyThis pic popped up in my Facebook memories today. Reminding me not only of the great Martha's Vineyard Adventure in 2016, via the Noepe Center for Literary Arts (RIP), but…
THE BLACKENED BLUES, One Poem at a Time: Henry Chinaski’s Horses
I’m happy to announce that my first poetry collection, The Blackened Blues, is available wherever you buy books (yes, *wherever*, so you don’t have to put more money in Rocket Man’s…
THE BLACKENED BLUES, One Poem at a Time: Charles Bukowski’s Bounty
I'm happy to announce that my first poetry collection, The Blackened Blues, is available wherever you buy books (yes, *wherever*, so you don't have to put more money in Rocket…
Original Poem: Henry Chinaski’s Horses
True story: when I arrived at Noepe in spring 2016 for my year as artist-in-residence, my goal was to work on a novel, and I had a box worth of…
National Poetry Month #5: Charles Bukowski’s Bounty
April, according to this poet, is the cruelest month. April, according to these lovers of poetry, is National Poetry Month, and the only cruelty is metaphorical (which isn’t to say T.S. Eliot was being…
Mail Bombs, MAGA hats, and The Genius of the Crowd
Charles Bukowski has long been an easy target, especially for the insufferable and self-appointed insiders of the literary scene. Sure, the macho posturing (although this dude at least knew how…
But I don’t weep, do you? (Three from Bukowski)
It is an enduring tribute to Bukowski's genius that his writings continue to inform, inspire and console. It is our collective tragedy, as human beings, that much of his subject…
But I don’t weep, do you? (Three from Bukowski)
It is an enduring tribute to Bukowski's genius that his writings continue to inform, inspire and console. It is our collective tragedy, as human beings, that much of his subject…