"Hell is a Lonely Place" by Charles Bukowski (poetry reading)

[TheTissueguy]

GREAT POEM  !!! WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PICTURE OF THE TWO ELDERLY FOLKS AT THE BEGINNING AND THE END?

[mavarek666]

I may have to mirror this, because if this disappears from Youtube, I will be upset.

[LesterShane]

Beautiful reading. I didn't know the poem. Thanks.

[Tom93M]

Cuts to the bone. The last line strikes me; "they looked like another upwardly mobile pair". There's an air of cynicism to it, as if to suggest that although they might "look" like a bright-futured couple, their gloomy fate is already sealed.

[hkdancergl]

Excellent reading. Gave me chills.

[keyfeatures]

this is so grim it has made me cry laughing. Time to get out of bed.

[teamsleep24]

that is POWERFUL ...

[thesuntheneonlight]

What is the narrarators name? I love his voice especially when he speaks in the poem bluebird, and now I cannot find it.

[SpokenVerse]

@thesuntheneonlight Everything in this channel is read by me, Tom O'Bedlam. I hope you will listen to a few more.

[lovepeacepoetry]

absolutely beautiful. stunning. reading.

this is my husband and i. but hell is also a beautiful place.

[AtticusStount]

This is the most depressing poem I've ever heard.

[McSoap]

Wow.



[greyhoundfriend123]

I like your pronunciation of diapers.

[Valicore]

A poem that is so much more than the sum of its words.

[MegasAnatolikos]

and life keeps on going and we're nothing but rubbish...

[thissong4you]

Bukowski gets to the core of things, doesn't he? I must envision this couples' lives together as having been beautiful, at least at some point, before so cruelly ended, I admire the husband's courage to chose when he believed he could no longer care for his demented wife, Either choice requires courage. Should the young couple not be upwardly mobile while fate permits them to be? The dance continues. None of us is getting out of here alive. Long may you keep dancing, Tom. Lovely reading.

[vudu8ball]

I read a lot of Bukowski but have never come across this one. Made me cry. Now that he is dead they publish every scrape that Bukowsky ever wrote work . Some of it isn't very good but then you see a piece like this and say, "Man that guy knew something profound and wasn't affraid to tell you about it. Thanks for posting

[elstroshitnonstop]

thank you so much for reading this. Am ecstatic that you did my request! much love tom

[LoupGarou55]

Beautiful reading. The reality of the poem hits hard and leaves a lasting impression. Thank You for yet another beautiful reading.

[jeremyshambles]

great selection, this one always sends me back into nostalgia, thanks kindly-cheers from san diego

[SilentGabrie]

Reality at its finest. Depressingly beautiful.

[brokenfeather1973]

Please, some Cohen .....

[herodotus53]

I like that you did an American accent reading an American poet. That was a nice touch! Thanks for the reading, and keep recording!

Herodotus

[justdi123]

I love Charles Bukowski's poetry.

I dont know,that first couple,that's true love to me.If one go'es they go together :)

[DaithiDublin]

@justdi123 White Lies 'To Lose My Life'

[justdi123]

@DaithiDublin

:-)

[meusisto]

@DaithiDublin

What is "White Lies 'To Lose My Life' "?

[persevere4]

I believe it was Camu that asked or stated the question all must face every day: which is to go on with the charade to get on with it knowing it is but a trifling affair, but, if we can bring a smile, alleviate some pain in another then we find a purpose other than that it is all just a comedy an ironic cruel joke to pass the time not much more than that - Thanks

[dink65]

@persevere4 - Well said.

[Gjkl345]

The poem you never truly have to explain. It's riveting on it's own. Bukowski, your one helluva guy.

[thatgirlandhim]

thank you, as always i enjoyed this very much

[scifiwritir]

So sad the human condition.

[himrawkz]

Brilliant as always. I hope my kids get to study this in school when I've grown up. The edgiest we get is Boland for christ's sake. This is real poetry

[A0Candle0In0The0Dark]

@himrawkz Do you not study Philip Larkin?

[paulpellicci]

sad and very realistic.

[irreverentreverend]

I find Bukowski to be brutally honest in his writing, he certainly cuts to the core of things. It saddens me but such is life at times.

Thank you for your reading. Wonderful as always.