"Wordsworth, Whitman, William Carlos Williams, and The Beats in their respective generations moved poetry toward a more natural language. Bukowski moved it a little farther."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels."--Leonard Cohen, songwriter
Los Angeles slums, bars, and more are featured in Slouching Toward Nirvana, the third of five books of unpublished poems from Charles Bukowski, considered by many to be America's most imitated and influential poet.
| ISBN: | 9780060577049 |
| Publication date: | 3rd January 2006 |
| Author: | Charles Bukowski |
| Publisher: | Ecco Press an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Poetry Anthologies: general Classic fiction: general and literary Humorous Fiction Satirical fiction and parodies Historical Fiction Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Narrative theme: Sense of place |