عنوان

Burning in water, drowning in flame.

(Number (ISBN

087685191X

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0876851928

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9780876851913

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9780876851920

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087685191X

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b758426

Title Proper

Burning in water, drowning in flame.

General Material Designation

[Book]

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Los Angeles,

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Black Sparrow Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1974.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

232 pages

Other Physical Details

portrait

Dimensions

23 cm

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Poems.

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I. It Catches My Heart in Its Hands (Poems 1955-1963) : the tragedy of the leaves -- to the whore who took my poems -- the state of world affairs -- for marilyn m. -- the life of borodin -- no charge -- a literary romance -- the twins -- the day it rained at the los angeles county museum -- 2 p.m. beer -- hooray say the roses -- the sunday artist -- old poet -- the race -- vegas -- the house -- side of the sun -- the talkers -- a pleasant afternoon in bed -- the priest and the matador -- love & fame & death -- my father -- the bird -- the singular self -- a 340 dollar horse and a hundred dollar whore.

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II. Crucifix in a Deathhand (Poems 1963-1965) : view from the screen -- crucifix in a deathhand -- grass -- fuzz -- no lady godiva -- the workers -- beans with garlic -- mama -- machineguns towers & timeclocks -- something for the touts -- sway with me -- lack of almost everything -- no. 6 -- don.t come around but if you do -- startled into life like fire -- stew -- lilies in my brain -- i am dead -- like a violet in the snow -- letter from too far -- man in the sun -- woman -- like all the years wasted -- they, all of them, know -- a nice day.

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III. At Terror Street and Agony Way (Poems 1965-1968) : beerbottle -- the body -- k.o. -- sunday before noon -- 7th race when the angels swung low and burned -- on going out to get the mail -- i wanted to overthrow the government -- the girls -- a note on rejection slips -- true story -- x-pug -- class -- living -- the intellectual -- shot of red-eye -- i met a genius -- poverty -- to kiss the worms goodnight -- john dillinger and le chasseur maudit -- the flower lover -- traffic ticket -- a little sleep and peace of silence -- he even looked like a nice guy -- children in the sky -- the weather is hot on the back of my watch -- note for a lady who expected rupert brooke -- the difference between a bad poet and a good one -- the curtains are waving -- for the mercy mongers.

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IV. Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame (Poems 1972-1973) : now -- the trash men -- zoo -- tv -- lost -- hot -- love -- burn and burn and burn -- the way -- out of the arms -- death of an idiot -- tonalities -- hey, dolly -- a poorly night -- looking for a job -- the 8 count -- dogfight -- letters -- yes yes -- eddie and eve -- the fisherman -- warm asses -- what's the use of a title? -- the tigress -- the catch -- wax job -- some people -- father, who art in heaven -- nerves -- the rent's high too -- laugh literary -- deathbed blues -- charles -- on the circuit -- my friend, andre -- i was glad -- trouble with spain -- wet night -- we, the artists -- i can't stay in the same room with that woman -- charisma -- the sound of human lives -- save the pier -- burned -- hell hath no fury -- pull a string, a puppet moves -- tougher than corned beef hash -- voices -- straight on through -- dreamlessly -- palm leaves.

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This volume collects poetry from the author's previous books, as well as new work. Includes "It Catches My Heart in Its Hands (Poems 1955-1963)", "Crucifix in a Deathhand (Poems 1963-1965)", "At Terror Street and Agony Way (Poems 1965-1968)", and "Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame (Poems 1972-1973)".

Title

Burning in water, drowning in flame.

American poetry-- 20th century.

18.06 Anglo-American literature.

American poetry.

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Bukowski, Charles.

Date of Transaction

20201204182712.0

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[Book]

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