Bukowski Gallery
| July 6th, 2009
Caryl Strzelecki, fearless leader of Bukowski Gallery, says,
Henry Charles Bukowski (August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994), was a German American poet, novelist and short story writer. Bukowski’s writing was heavily influenced by the geography and atmosphere of his home city of Los Angeles, and is marked by an emphasis on the ordinary lives of marginalized poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, the drudgery of work, and horseracing. A prolific author, Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories, and six novels, eventually having over 60 books in print. He is often remembered as “The Poet Laureate of Skid Row”.
Clearly, Strzelecki is obsessed. He takes Bukowski’s original poetry and adds his own illustrations, coming up with something able to evoke the right feelings without having to read all the words. My favorite is To The Whore Who Took My Poem, pictured above.
