Bukowski Had It Right

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

he'd probably love this..(bukowski that is)

i despise him...but i do like your work...

and sometimes the lack of subtlety quietly bashes us over the head...lol

bukowski, such an abuser---there have been so many great writers who have not needed to treat people like he did in order to get inspiration...but then, yes, he does have his following...
so did rimbaud---although as despicable as he was a human being..his writing is beautiful...
go figure.

jacob

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

i love rimbaud

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

and thanks

[Harry]

I love campbell - another gem, thanks Sam...

"Every day we slaughter our finest impulses.  That is why we get a heartache when we read those lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked the faith to believe in our own powers, our own criterion of truth and beauty.  Every man, when he gets quiet, when he becomes desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths.

Henry Miller, Sexus

Keep faith and stay desperately honest, Sam...

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

wow thanks ... I am nothing but honest but ppl tend not to like it so Im like oh well why hide from it to know ones self is to know the human race cause we are one in the same

[Harry]

People eschew honesty because it's gut-wrenching, because control is an illusion so to be honest is to accept and surrender to chaos.

I'm interested as to why you asked me/us to review this poem after a couple of months- why does it draw you back?

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

the honesty draws me back and I find it endlessly inspiring

[Yari Garcia (Older Prof..]

LoL Very nice. Short and packed-full of punch.

[Margarette]

Cool! Looks like a reasonable argument has been made. Nicely done!

[John Patrick Robbins AK..]

To me at least Bukowski was the best the straight truth in verse and i always love that straight ahead no bullshit sense of writting.
It takes a true backbone to say whatever the hell ya think my friend cheers and keep posting

Gonzo

[Danielle]

Great!

[writing mojo]

wow! bukowski the original ego emo, and your rebuttal is fitting to your style..great work

[London Poet]

Smacks you in the face (the writing not the c**k!) and made me choke and then chuckle :)
So much said in so few words.

[KeeD]

Hahah straight to the point, I like Bukowski work, He says be honest and go after it
And so you honestly do it and not only did you achieve what he wanted to achieve with the piece but you achieved in creating art.
"Bites lip" Good job :D

[Coyote Poetry]

You and Bukowski told the truth is so few words. Good to died when you swimming in your desired pleasure. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Francis Danger]

at the risk of sounding base, that is maybe the most brutally honest thing i've ever read. the kind of thing you only admit or tell someone outside of your own head when you've been drinking too much. wow. this, this is kinda fantastic.

and plus 100 for Bukowski quote. he loved honest poetry.

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

well thank you so much :)