Literary icon: Bukowski at 100
Charles BukowskiLight some candles, raise a glass Remembering Charles Bukowski on his 100th birthday This Sunday, August 16, Charles Bukowski would be drinking a glass of wine and celebrating his 100th birthday, but his earthly partying came to an end in 1994 and so the rest of us will have to do the drinking and the partying for him. But, more importantly, we can reflect on the legacy that Buk, or Hank, left behind in his dozens of volumes of prose and poetry. His work is often visceral and gritty, and happily not to everyone’s taste. Time magazine once referred to him as a “laureate of American lowlife,” and indeed he mastered that subject in his writing (much of it underlined by wry humor, not to mention alcohol, sex, and cigarettes) with sensitivity and insight, and a picturesque palette of words. Bukowski gave boisterous readings at the Sweetwater Cafe in Redondo Beach and autographed his books at Either/Or bookstore in Hermosa Beach, where his books were best sellers. He lived his last few decades with his wife Linda Lee in San Pedro. His widow, Linda Lee, suggested some poetry for the occasion, and harbor poet and “Lummox” editor Raindog also remembers the Master who…
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