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The Roominghouse Madrigals: Early Selected Poems, 1946-1966 by
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lidia
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This is what makes Bukowski stand out, this is what I value most, in his own words:
I have an honesty self-born of whores and hospitals
that will not allow me to pretend to be something which I am not—
— Apr 06, 2026 01:48PM
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I have an honesty self-born of whores and hospitals
that will not allow me to pretend to be something which I am not—
lidia
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Motherfucker of my kindle decided to update as though it weren’t older than a decade and it could do it anyways halfway through a good poem, this is why we use paper, pals. Now it’s just lingering on the blank. Fuck.
— Mar 29, 2026 07:37AM
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lidia
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There’s a certain point when reading poetry that one has to stop, when the words become a mesh you run your fingers through and nothing makes sense.
— Mar 29, 2026 05:20AM
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lidia
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Needed to read something that felt alive, tangible, plain and honest and close to home.
— Mar 28, 2026 12:14PM
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