Poems Inspired by Charles Bukowski
#CharlesBukowski
Poems inspired by Charles Bukowski. Here you'll find poetry using the style, themes or characters found in poems and short stories by Charles Bukowski. Along with poems about Bukowski himself, including praise, criticism and memorials.
dkzksaxxas_DanielX
Poem Published
27th Sep 2019 6:08pm
27th Sep 2019 6:08pm
A Crepuscule For Jakey Snake
Swank. Wrank. Frank
disallowed from the
prissy playground
of this year's
ignominieux Awards.
Better to run off with feathers in pocket, rather (than) the weight
of coal or gold or lead or diamonds or concrete or a ton of mindShit.
So travel lightly wit no-thing in hand, and No Thing in head.
They've filled enough shallow graves to make a guillotine happy,
from glistening blade, rotten rope, and dysfunctional...
disallowed from the
prissy playground
of this year's
ignominieux Awards.
Better to run off with feathers in pocket, rather (than) the weight
of coal or gold or lead or diamonds or concrete or a ton of mindShit.
So travel lightly wit no-thing in hand, and No Thing in head.
They've filled enough shallow graves to make a guillotine happy,
from glistening blade, rotten rope, and dysfunctional...
#power
#CallToAction
#CharlesBukowski
#consumerism
#StreamOfConsciousness
488 reads
9 Comments
dkzksaxxas_DanielX
Poem Published
20th Sep 2019 2:09pm
20th Sep 2019 2:09pm
Betterment of Bliss Amiss
i guess i'll spend the rest of my life
"spending my life"
is as reasonable a credo as any, giving life as
reasonable a pur'pose as
reasonably possible despite it being
probable cause for expulsion from
the human horde.
talkin'bout the length, width, and depth
of certitude, (or p'haps i'm thinking of solitude)
where the flowers illume'd glow,(and I) too old to know
which side of the roundabout "I" sprouted from,
covered in broken schematics, telling lies about
the better liars, so as to keep the competition live'ly.
...
"spending my life"
is as reasonable a credo as any, giving life as
reasonable a pur'pose as
reasonably possible despite it being
probable cause for expulsion from
the human horde.
talkin'bout the length, width, and depth
of certitude, (or p'haps i'm thinking of solitude)
where the flowers illume'd glow,(and I) too old to know
which side of the roundabout "I" sprouted from,
covered in broken schematics, telling lies about
the better liars, so as to keep the competition live'ly.
...
#conflict
#confessional
#confusion
#CharlesBukowski
#consumerism
452 reads
2 Comments
mingomingus
SamTheSlam
SamTheSlam
Poem Published
17th Jun 2019 6:01am
17th Jun 2019 6:01am
One Flew Over The Poets Cellar Door
#CharlesBukowski
644 reads
6 Comments
Ahavati
Tams
Tams
Poem Published
15th May 2019 3:05am
15th May 2019 3:05am
A Quintuple of Poets: Part IV
Charles Bukowski, 18th Century Polish-
Lithuanian Commonwealth, ragman
eschewed obligation, wealth
lived off persimmons, wild berries—
discerned the nuthatch's ballad;
her blue-coat worn to overthrow
[ their ] government;
but, nested his heart instead;
he couldn't source tone
after that—
indelible as an aria
tuned in nonetheless
vibrating hollow bone
every
60 seconds— ...
Lithuanian Commonwealth, ragman
eschewed obligation, wealth
lived off persimmons, wild berries—
discerned the nuthatch's ballad;
her blue-coat worn to overthrow
[ their ] government;
but, nested his heart instead;
he couldn't source tone
after that—
indelible as an aria
tuned in nonetheless
vibrating hollow bone
every
60 seconds— ...
#men
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
#CharlesBukowski
#historical
993 reads
13 Comments
ImperfectedStone
The Gardener
The Gardener
Poem Published
26th Apr 2019 8:29pm
26th Apr 2019 8:29pm
Rockhollow Series: Destiny
Title: Destiny
Twenty Six of Thirty
Unique Words: One Hundred and Forty-Six
#NaPoWriMo19
The rain she heaves as if she knows
I need to watch from the window,
my mind gives no hoots
to the body's pain, I've always been that way.
Thinking beyond here lately - of gifting
something all together, full bodied and rich with worthiness
to the ether, my daughter, to you and I.
I want to give Rockhollow to it, let the thanks of it leak
pleasantly through pages
as valium to anxiety. ...
Twenty Six of Thirty
Unique Words: One Hundred and Forty-Six
#NaPoWriMo19
The rain she heaves as if she knows
I need to watch from the window,
my mind gives no hoots
to the body's pain, I've always been that way.
Thinking beyond here lately - of gifting
something all together, full bodied and rich with worthiness
to the ether, my daughter, to you and I.
I want to give Rockhollow to it, let the thanks of it leak
pleasantly through pages
as valium to anxiety. ...
#nature
#confessional
#CharlesBukowski
#historical
#NaPoWriMo2019
488 reads
2 Comments
SatInUGal
Kumar
Kumar
Poem Published
31st Aug 2018 3:30am
31st Aug 2018 3:30am
A WRITE ABOUT A WRITER'S BLOCK
Writing about writer's block is better than writing about nothing at all."
-Charles Bukowski-
I cut poems
On my writer's block
And hang them
In my writer's shop
To serve up lines
Of regular patrons
Whilst smears of black ink
Festoon all my aprons.
I'm lonely when
The lines aren't there—
My writer's block
Is laid out bare
And pieces of poems
Rot in my hair...
But this is my gig,
And this is my lair.
-Charles Bukowski-
I cut poems
On my writer's block
And hang them
In my writer's shop
To serve up lines
Of regular patrons
Whilst smears of black ink
Festoon all my aprons.
I'm lonely when
The lines aren't there—
My writer's block
Is laid out bare
And pieces of poems
Rot in my hair...
But this is my gig,
And this is my lair.
#WritersBlock
#CharlesBukowski
590 reads
6 Comments
george4man2box
Poem Published
30th Jun 2018 1:07am
30th Jun 2018 1:07am
Godot Paid Me A Visit...
While constipation kept me in arrears,
asper daily writing,
thus ordinarily straight forward
practiced process culling material,
(a daily endeavor generally mastered
by your truly), this moment bares
with more difficulty, thus derriere's
functionality created backlog
(of personal business),
hence presenting literary chops,
a real bummer today,
disgruntlement with Fanny Pack,
(which gripe flares
cheeks) pitted me considerably
behind schedule, so...here's
the scoop...
asper daily writing,
thus ordinarily straight forward
practiced process culling material,
(a daily endeavor generally mastered
by your truly), this moment bares
with more difficulty, thus derriere's
functionality created backlog
(of personal business),
hence presenting literary chops,
a real bummer today,
disgruntlement with Fanny Pack,
(which gripe flares
cheeks) pitted me considerably
behind schedule, so...here's
the scoop...
#women
#men
#friendship
#SylviaPlath
#CharlesBukowski
533 reads
0 Comments
Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
jade tiger
Poem Published
17th Apr 2018 10:43am
17th Apr 2018 10:43am
Candy Ass
As night slow-gestures from my prose,
There’s nothing I know that comes close;
The second dumpster to the right,
And straight on till the morning light.
There’s no sunrise can shed its night,
A sunset in the throes of flight,
That holds a promise near in debt,
A mutt that shakes its fur of wet.
As envied as the honored vet:
He’s known by other prison con
As zip code two four six O one,
Who...
There’s nothing I know that comes close;
The second dumpster to the right,
And straight on till the morning light.
There’s no sunrise can shed its night,
A sunset in the throes of flight,
That holds a promise near in debt,
A mutt that shakes its fur of wet.
As envied as the honored vet:
He’s known by other prison con
As zip code two four six O one,
Who...
#NaPoWriMo2018
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry #CharlesBukowski
#WritingPoetry #CharlesBukowski
804 reads
8 Comments
Amorous_tryst
Bumped 14th Nov 2017 9:20pm
10th Nov 2017 6:14pm
10th Nov 2017 6:14pm
There Is A Difference!
I understand some people
suffer misery in their life,
and
we should help where we can.
But,
we need not suffer
miserable people in ours.
suffer misery in their life,
and
we should help where we can.
But,
we need not suffer
miserable people in ours.
#depression
#conflict
#confessional
#CharlesBukowski
#SelfWorth
829 reads
19 Comments
archetype23
Poem Published
16th Aug 2017 7:11am
16th Aug 2017 7:11am
An interview with Charles Bukowski
I wandered into the bar, wanting only two things. A drink, another drink, and hell, maybe two more things, a conversation with Charles Bukowski and another drink.
Archetype - "are you Charles Bukowski?"
He slowly swerved his head towards me, grinning as he slowly let the bourbon go down.
Bukowski- "Oh, yeah, I've heard of the name, he comes around here from time to time"
Archetype- "I admire your work."
Bukowski- "Work? and what work is that? Work is for people who don't have anything better to do with their time."
Archetype - "Your stories, your poems,...
Archetype - "are you Charles Bukowski?"
He slowly swerved his head towards me, grinning as he slowly let the bourbon go down.
Bukowski- "Oh, yeah, I've heard of the name, he comes around here from time to time"
Archetype- "I admire your work."
Bukowski- "Work? and what work is that? Work is for people who don't have anything better to do with their time."
Archetype - "Your stories, your poems,...
#CharlesBukowski
692 reads
3 Comments
bootselectric
Being
Being
Poem Published
27th Jan 2017 3:30am
27th Jan 2017 3:30am
Charles Bukowski of DUP (Renegade Poets)
Junkies attract no one
The scent of a dope fiend hangs on their skin and clothing
Like permanent cigarette stink
Clean and clear
the Junkie thinks he has re-entered this world
only to find, clean or not,
he is a ghost in an adjacent
and never intersecting dimension.
Able to see and communicate
but not touch.
Money changes everything though
No reason not to try again...
.
The scent of a dope fiend hangs on their skin and clothing
Like permanent cigarette stink
Clean and clear
the Junkie thinks he has re-entered this world
only to find, clean or not,
he is a ghost in an adjacent
and never intersecting dimension.
Able to see and communicate
but not touch.
Money changes everything though
No reason not to try again...
.
#drugs
#CharlesBukowski
946 reads
6 Comments
Jamers_Mitchell
Poem Published
2nd Mar 2016 5:40am
2nd Mar 2016 5:40am
The thing about Bukowski
Truly my favorite writer.
He was just the first poet,
that ever held any appeal for me.
Previously, I stuck with horror authors.
With poets,I felt that I was getting a real view of them personally.
With the horror guys,
I only ever felt inferior.
They're so damn smart.
Poetry,and prose granted more freedoms.
Just like any art.
No border,no problems.
I love the spontaneity.
Hell with it.
Save the edits for later,just belt it out.
That very moment,on record.
A living journal,
if you so choose to do...
He was just the first poet,
that ever held any appeal for me.
Previously, I stuck with horror authors.
With poets,I felt that I was getting a real view of them personally.
With the horror guys,
I only ever felt inferior.
They're so damn smart.
Poetry,and prose granted more freedoms.
Just like any art.
No border,no problems.
I love the spontaneity.
Hell with it.
Save the edits for later,just belt it out.
That very moment,on record.
A living journal,
if you so choose to do...
#CharlesBukowski
637 reads
8 Comments
DU Poetry : Poems Inspired by Charles Bukowski
#CharlesBukowski is curated by Ahavati (Tams).
