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On Love
On Love | Charles Bukowski
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A companion to On Writing and On Cats: A raw and tender poetry collection that captures the Dirty Old Man of American letters at his fiercest and most vulnerable, on a subject that hits home with all of us. Charles Bukowski was a man (…more)
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LitLogophile
On Love | Charles Bukowski
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On Love is a collection of Bukowski‘s poetry on the subject from other publications.

It made me think, feel, empathize, judge — a successful collection.

britt_brooke I liked this collection, too. 💚 6y
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ValerieAndBooks
On Love | Charles Bukowski
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My #bookoutlet haul from their 15% off sale! It would have been five, but the Vonnegut I added to the cart disappeared when I went to check out! When I tried to add it back, the site said it was sold out. Which of you stole it from under my nose 😂?!

LeahBergen Ha! That's happened to me before on there, too. I'm waiting for my order to come in. 👏🏻 7y
PrincessLibrarian Mine said it won't be here until Saturday 😭😭😭 7y
batsy Oooh, Wharton on fiction looks good. 7y
Hooked_on_books I bet it was @britt_brooke ! She loves Vonnegut. 😂 (edited) 7y
britt_brooke @Hooked_on_books 🙋🏼😆😆😆 7y
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britt_brooke
On Love | Charles Bukowski
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Some poems were sweet and tender, others brash and crude. I loved the ones about his daughter and her mother the most, but my favorite over all was "Pulled Down Shade" which ended with these lines:

you've got to
be
the best thing that ever
happened
to
a girl
who's between
one guy
and the next
and has nothing
to do
at the moment.
this fucking
Scotch is
great.
let's play
Scrabble.

12 of ?: #MountTBR

mcctrish My favourite Bukowski poem 8y
britt_brooke @mcctrish Really?! 👏🏻 This was my first Bukowski and I haven't read much poetry, so that makes me feel good. 😁 8y
[DELETED] 3216391035 I haven't read any Bukowski...😞Think I need to start! 8y
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britt_brooke @Basia This was my first! I own Ham on Rye, but haven't read it yet. 8y
mcctrish It's the scrabble reference 😂 he had me at scrabble 8y
Laalaleighh 📚 8y
britt_brooke @mcctrish Me, too! 😂😂😂 8y
BraveNewBooks @InLibrisVeritas still looking for poetry recommendations? 8y
RadicalReader @britt_brooke can't find the book Pulled Down Shade 8y
InLibrisVeritas Yes, thank you!! I'll definitely check this one out! 8y
britt_brooke @RadicalReader That's the name of an individual poem within the book. 8y
britt_brooke @InLibrisVeritas 👍🏻👍🏻 8y
vivastory Have you ever read Raymond Carver's parody of Bukowski? It's hilarious. 8y
britt_brooke @vivastory Once I read more Bukowski, I will check him out. That way I'll be able to appreciate it more. 😉 8y
Suet624 😁 8y
Suet624 He was such a drinker I wonder how good he was at scrabble. 8y
britt_brooke @Suet624 😂😂😂 Good point. 8y
slategreyskies I just finished this book, and those were my favorite lines too!! :) 7y
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britt_brooke
On Love | Charles Bukowski
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Lastly, a coincidental abstract #bookface of my #currentreads. 👁👁💋

saresmoore Awesome. 8y
LeahBergen That's freaky! 8y
britt_brooke @saresmoore @LeahBergen Totally freaked me out! 8y
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Hooked_on_books What are the odds? 👁 8y
britt_brooke @Hooked_on_books Weird, isn't it? I noticed the eyeballs last week and already thought that was odd. Then the lips. #serendipity 8y
Cinfhen Freaky, in a cool way 😜 8y
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whiteflagwarrior
On Love | Charles Bukowski
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Bukowski never disappoints. This was a great collection of poems, and it contained my favourite, "the bluebird".