"Poetry Readings" by Charles Bukowski (poetry reading)

[louisalit]

I do not like this poem, but I like very much SpokenVerse's reading. Thank you so much!

[spurcheck]

your voice elevates all that it touches

[hax0r16]

Your analysis are great. You are doing a great job with poetry, not only Bukowski (who is my favourite, anyway). I'm starting my philological studies in about two months. I'm not an English or American, but I can admire your work. Don't stop, "Bedlam".

[rappamarfil]

the prosody/form/verse/poem will line up in obedience to what the poetatster for a poetry reading wants in exactly inverse proportion to the urgency of that wanting it to . Bukowski has the tiger eating out of his hand in this poem .

[rappamarfil]

if Bukowski had an inmate in a mental institution to rival what this " Poetry Readings " reports , then just to silence the spikenard tedium of the place that person would mark it on somewhere , somehow writing on the wall , so-to-speak , that psychoanalysis is " the analysis of the id by the odd " and then request a private room and a " do not disturb " thing with the flourish "Self-love, my docttor , is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting. "

[greatbookie]

Ginsberg said: If a poem does not entertain, it is nothing but drunken dumbshow.

Dylan Thomas: well... read In my Craft or Sullen Art.

[Idlinfarm]

I love this. I'm going to put it on facebook.

[jeremyshambles]

"lisping egos" is such a great line. Bukowski's words often remind me of oscar wilde,(henry wooton) prince of paradox. cheers from san diego

[5jeanbittersweet]

Sturgeons'law was interesting! I keep waiting to see an Audrey Hepburn lookalike in a beret, jazz walking in black at one of these events..but I'm jaded by Hollywood!

[PlayIt4MeAgainSam]

Bukowski was full of paradoxes. Nice video.

[vudu8ball]

Thanks as always. i am a poet and have been to many of these readings. This poem is so right on it makes me laugh at the whole absurd/devine ridiculousness of being a poet.

[ChristinaDarkRose]

I hope I'm not like them

[faunflynn]

Kudos. You have a good voice.

[paulpellicci]

man...here I thought Bukowski was a great poet, now I know it!

[cuntsound]

Heh. This was read at a recent poetry reading I attended.

[scifiwritir1]

:snicker: Wow!!!!!!! So true.