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The Last Night of the Earth Poems by Charles Bukowski

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The Last Night of the Earth Poems

Charles Bukowski

HarperCollins · Paperback · May 31, 2002

Reading lane: Erotica Anthologies

In The Last Night of the Earth Poems , Charles Bukowski reckons with writing, death and immortality, literature, city life, illness, war, and the past. “The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author “He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriter

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Why This Clicks

Hard Edges

Blunt, intimate poems that keep their nerve and their edge.

Come here for

  • spare, unsentimental poetry
  • love and women viewed without varnish

Expect

  • a sustained, restless voice
  • fewer ornaments, more bite

Book Details

Authors
Charles Bukowski
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
May 31, 2002
Format
Paperback
Theme
Erotica Anthologies · American Poetry
Reading lane
Erotica Anthologies

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  • Women Authors Collections

  • Poetry Anthologies

  • Inspirational & Religious Poetry

  • American Poetry

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  • Poetry - General Themes

  • Poetry About Death

  • Love Poetry

  • Nature Poetry

About This Book

In The Last Night of the Earth Poems , Charles Bukowski reckons with writing, death and immortality, literature, city life, illness, war, and the past. “The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author “He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriter

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