Charles Bukowski
poem and letter manuscripts
1964 - 1992
There are currently 625 poems and 72 letters in the archive. 87 of the poems are believed to be unpublished. however, due to the number of magazines, large and small, that published Bukowski's work, some post-1969 magazine appearances may be missing. If you have information regarding the publication of one of the manuscripts, please pass it along.
poems
1968
1969 no manuscripts available for this year
1970 no manuscripts available for this year
1971 1972 1973 no manuscripts available for this year
1974 1975 1976 1977
Dog Love is a Dog From Hell - pg. 123
note for my wall
2 men at the track:
best bet
a matter of size
I do it while thinking about things
respite
these same walls
a shooting
Sam the mailman
the firing of the canons
the ladies who rip men apart
the old quarterback
trainer's instructions:
love
some notes on the word and the way:
It's Strange The Wormwood Review Vol. 17 No. 4 Issue 68 - pg. 118
o, the literary life!
I Been Working on the Railroad Beauti-ful - pg. 47
plate glass window
the whores, the people at taco stands, the bus drivers, the cops, the killers, the janitors, the highschool teachers, the priests and the garbagemen...
I drove her to the food stamp place and I had a hamburger while I waited and after a while we walked around and then
high-roller
job #36
legs
Smashed Legs, Hips and Behind - pg. 99
And My Mother Had a Nice Umbrella and Looked Beautiful in the Rain Legs, Hips and Behind - pg. 98
Ow Legs, Hips and Behind - pg. 111
there's one in every bar... Out of Step
The Finish of Moby Dick Legs, Hips and Behind - pg. 102
He Uses Unwaxed Dental Floss Legs, Hips and Behind - pg. 110
Panasonic Legs, Hips and Behind - pg. 93
The Deathly Bravo The Wormwood Review Vol. 18 No. 4 Issue 72 - pg. 153
Silk The Wormwood Review Vol. 19 No. 4 Issue 76 - pg. 157
Tongue-Cut The Wormwood Review Vol. 19 No. 2 Issue 74 - pg. 73
A Note Upon Starvation The Wormwood Review Vol. 20 No. 4 Issue 80 - pg. 136
The Beach Boys The Wormwood Review Vol. 20 No. 1 Issue 77 - pg. 41
We're All So Wanted... The Wormwood Review Vol. 20 No. 4 Issue 80 - pg. 132
Shopping List The Wormwood Review Vol. 20 No. 4 Issue 80 - pg. 131
A Fact The Wormwood Review Vol. 20 No. 1 Issue 77 - pg. 40
Overt Population The Wormwood Review Vol. 20 No. 1 Issue 77 - pg. 40
Yes Dangling in the Tournefortia - pg. 138
It's Strange Dangling in the Tournefortia - pg. 168
Silk Dangling in the Tournefortia - pg. 17
Edith Sent Us The Wormwood Review Vol. 21 No. 1/2 Issue 81/82 - pg. 19
Overt Population Dangling in the Tournefortia - pg. 85
note left on the dresser by a lady friend: what matters most is how well you walk through the fire - pg. 213
the pretty girl who rented rooms what matters most is how well you walk through the fire - pg. 36
downtown what matters most is how well you walk through the fire - pg. 318
Edith sent us Open All Night - pg. 91
there's one in every bar Open All Night - pg. 177
he also flosses every day Open All Night - pg. 227
passport the night torn mad with footsteps - pg. 294
not exactly the sun the night torn mad with footsteps - pg. 199
panasonic the night torn mad with footsteps - pg. 231 1978
hooked in H
winter meeting
The Big Weight-Lifting Feat Legs, Hips and Behind - pg. 114
women at my dresser mirror
coming and going
my buddy
craft
5000 dollars
a member of the jury
Good Friday
little magazines and poetry chapbooks
so I got out the AE-1
there was always the danger of men who originally wrote things down well of becoming professional writers--
a big one
death of the toteboards, Hollywood Park, April 21, 1978
the end of a short love affair
the playboy of the Western world leaves the field to those who desire it--
The Yards Legs, Hips and Behind - pg. 105
Where's It At? Legs, Hips and Behind - pg. 88
Chilled Legs, Hips and Behind - pg. 116
crazy
heart-ache
I.U.(C.)D.
racetrack
travertine
Last Try Legs, Hips and Behind - pg. 113
Academy Award
Mosquito Out of Step
The Girls Are Gone Koff Vol. 2 No. 2/3
telephone
tank jobs
Sad Letters from up North Legs, Hips and Behind - pg. 102
the pros
he used to be
the golden god
clown poem
De Luxe
chill
hop, skip and jump
slump
Sibelius And Etc. The Wormwood Review Vol. 19 No. 4 Issue 76 - pg. 156
Social The Wormwood Review Vol. 19 No. 2 Issue 74 - pg. 68
1984 The Wormwood Review Vol. 20 No. 1 Issue 77 - pg. 39
Have A Nice Day The Wormwood Review Vol. 21 No. 1/2 Issue 81/82 - pg. 28
Sibelius and Etc. Dangling in the Tournefortia - pg. 203
Dead Again Dangling in the Tournefortia - pg. 144
Those The Wormwood Review Vol. 22 No. 1 Issue 85 - pg. 5
Gift Horses Don't Bet on People and Neither Do I - pg. 112
igloo what matters most is how well you walk through the fire - pg. 20
legs what matters most is how well you walk through the fire - pg. 215
talk Slouching Toward Nirvana - pg. 81 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 no manuscripts available for this year
1988 no manuscripts available for this year
1989 no manuscripts available for this year
1990 1991 1992 Exact date unknown letters and postcards