Charles Bukowski

Henry Charles Bukowski (born Heinrich Karl Bukowski; August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer.

His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles. His work addresses the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work. He died of leukemia.

 Related pages 
List of poets from North America

References

Other websites
 Timeline of Bukowski's life and publications 
 Profile and poems at Poetry Foundation.org
 Profile and poems at Poets.org
 "Hanging with Bukowski at the Gotlieb Center". BU Today. Boston University 26 March 2009 
Guide to the Charles Bukowski Manuscript. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
 "Bukowski Comes to Wormwood" , The Wormwood Review 1985
 "Mickey Rourke plays a tough barfly" . Interview with Bukowski 10 February 1987. Chicago Sun Times
 13 August 2000 Bukowski profile (audio, 11 mins) NPR.
 "Smashed:The pulp poetry of Charles Bukowski" by Adam Kirsch at The New Yorker 14-03-2005
 HarperCollins profile, timeline and resources 

Category:1920 births
Category:1994 deaths
Category:American poets
Category:German poets
Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States
Category:Writers from Rhineland-Palatinate
Category:Writers from California