Will Dockery wrote:
> On Jul 25, 8:54 am, "Vera" wrote:
> > "Will Dockery" wrote
> > > "George Dance" wrote
> > > > On Jul 23, 3:48 pm, "Vera" wrote:
> >
> > > > > His name suggests a Polish background.
> >
> > > > > I found little of his poetry in Google, but maybe I didn't
> > > > > search well enough. Don't have that much time on the net--
> >
> > > > Here's a good link (to some poems and some stories as well:)
> > > >http://bukowski.net/poems/
> >
> > > > > Would someone be so kind as to post something of his
> > > > > (not in complete form, of course!) Best to leave out a middle
> > > > > part rather than that essential last line.
> >
> > > > Good idea. I did contact Harper Collins (who owns the rights) to get
> > > > permission to put a poem up, but they require a letter and 4-6
> > > > weeks.
> > > > Your idea of quoting is much better. So here's a quote from one I
> > > > liked from the above site:
> >
> > > > <quote>
> > > > magical mystery tour
> >
> > > > I am in this low-slung sports car
> > > > painted a deep, rich yellow
> > > > driving under an Italian sun.
> > > > I have a British accent.
> > > > I'm wearing dark shades
> > > > an expensive silk shirt.
> > > > there's no dirt under my
> > > > fingernails.
> > > > the radio plays Vivaldi
> > > > and there are two women with
> > > > me
> > > > one with raven hair
> > > > the other a blonde.
> > > > they have small breasts and
> > > > beautiful legs
> > > > and they laugh at everything I
> > > > say.
> >
> > > > [...]
> >
> > > > after lunch we will have a
> > > > flat tire on the other side of
> > > > the mountain
> > > > and the blonde will change the
> > > > tire
> > > > while
> > > > raven hair
> > > > photographs me
> > > > lighting my pipe
> > > > leaning against a tree
> > > > the perfect background
> > > > perfectly at peace
> > > > with
> > > > sunlight
> > > > flowers
> > > > clouds
> > > > birds
> > > > everywhere.
> > > > </q>
> >
> > > > > At least I should know whose style I'm copying!
> >
> > > > Hey, I never said you were copying Bukowski; a glance at dates should
> > > > be enough to dispel that idea. What I said is that you wrote in the
> > > > same Naturalistic style.
> >
> > > > That Naturalism or "Realism" already looked dominant in cntemporary
> > > > poetry in the early 70s (here in Canada, anyway). Bukowski's not its
> > > > inventor, just an exemplar.
> >
> > > Ah, okay... I was really wondering where Vera came to be compared to
> > Buk...
> > > never really saw her as the Barfly type...
> >
> > I'm not. However, on a hot day, I've popped into a bar for a glass
> > of beer between shopping. I don't feel comfortable being on my own
> > so don't stay long. I treat myself to scotch & dry before a dental
> > appointment. That way, I don't hate the dentist.
> I tend to stay away from bars on hot days because they're so dark and
> cool that I dread going back outside until after nightfall... and
> stepping outside into the sunshine and sometimes 100+ degree
> surroundings is quite a shock, no matter how well prepared for it I
> think I may be...
> There's the film "Barfly" (with Faye Dunaway!) which gives a
> fictionalized version of Bukowski, that's worth looking for... and
> here's a good group of Buk's poems:
> http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/charles_bukowski/poems
> --
> "God's Toybox" by Dockery-Beck:
> http://www.myspace.com/shadowvilleallstars
> "Hasty Pudding" by Dockery-Conley:
> http://www.myspace.com/willdockery

Barfly - "Eternal Answer..." - Mickey Rourke x Faye Dunaway x Alice Krige x Jack Nance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2pKZqipHgo

Zod wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:
>> On Jul 25, 8:54 am, "Vera" wrote:
>> > "Will Dockery" wrote
>> > > "George Dance" wrote
>> > > > On Jul 23, 3:48 pm, "Vera" wrote:
>> >
>> > > > > His name suggests a Polish background.
>> >
>> > > > > I found little of his poetry in Google, but maybe I didn't
>> > > > > search well enough. Don't have that much time on the net--
>> >
>> > > > Here's a good link (to some poems and some stories as well:)
>> > > >http://bukowski.net/poems/
>> >
>> > > > > Would someone be so kind as to post something of his
>> > > > > (not in complete form, of course!) Best to leave out a middle
>> > > > > part rather than that essential last line.
>> >
>> > > > Good idea. I did contact Harper Collins (who owns the rights) to get
>> > > > permission to put a poem up, but they require a letter and 4-6
>> > > > weeks.
>> > > > Your idea of quoting is much better. So here's a quote from one I
>> > > > liked from the above site:
>> >
>> > > > <quote>
>> > > > magical mystery tour
>> >
>> > > > I am in this low-slung sports car
>> > > > painted a deep, rich yellow
>> > > > driving under an Italian sun.
>> > > > I have a British accent.
>> > > > I'm wearing dark shades
>> > > > an expensive silk shirt.
>> > > > there's no dirt under my
>> > > > fingernails.
>> > > > the radio plays Vivaldi
>> > > > and there are two women with
>> > > > me
>> > > > one with raven hair
>> > > > the other a blonde.
>> > > > they have small breasts and
>> > > > beautiful legs
>> > > > and they laugh at everything I
>> > > > say.
>> >
>> > > > [...]
>> >
>> > > > after lunch we will have a
>> > > > flat tire on the other side of
>> > > > the mountain
>> > > > and the blonde will change the
>> > > > tire
>> > > > while
>> > > > raven hair
>> > > > photographs me
>> > > > lighting my pipe
>> > > > leaning against a tree
>> > > > the perfect background
>> > > > perfectly at peace
>> > > > with
>> > > > sunlight
>> > > > flowers
>> > > > clouds
>> > > > birds
>> > > > everywhere.
>> > > > </q>
>> >
>> > > > > At least I should know whose style I'm copying!
>> >
>> > > > Hey, I never said you were copying Bukowski; a glance at dates should
>> > > > be enough to dispel that idea. What I said is that you wrote in the
>> > > > same Naturalistic style.
>> >
>> > > > That Naturalism or "Realism" already looked dominant in cntemporary
>> > > > poetry in the early 70s (here in Canada, anyway). Bukowski's not its
>> > > > inventor, just an exemplar.
>> >
>> > > Ah, okay... I was really wondering where Vera came to be compared to
>> > Buk...
>> > > never really saw her as the Barfly type...
>> >
>> > I'm not. However, on a hot day, I've popped into a bar for a glass
>> > of beer between shopping. I don't feel comfortable being on my own
>> > so don't stay long. I treat myself to scotch & dry before a dental
>> > appointment. That way, I don't hate the dentist.
>> I tend to stay away from bars on hot days because they're so dark and
>> cool that I dread going back outside until after nightfall... and
>> stepping outside into the sunshine and sometimes 100+ degree
>> surroundings is quite a shock, no matter how well prepared for it I
>> think I may be...
>> There's the film "Barfly" (with Faye Dunaway!) which gives a
>> fictionalized version of Bukowski, that's worth looking for... and
>> here's a good group of Buk's poems:
>> http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/charles_bukowski/poems
>> --
>> "God's Toybox" by Dockery-Beck:
>> http://www.myspace.com/shadowvilleallstars
>> "Hasty Pudding" by Dockery-Conley:
>> http://www.myspace.com/willdockery

> Barfly - "Eternal Answer..." - Mickey Rourke x Faye Dunaway x Alice Krige x Jack Nance
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2pKZqipHgo

Great film, hopefully I'll run across a DVD copy again one day soon.

:)