Charles Bukowski poem and story database

The History Of A Tough Motherfucker

Poem written in 1983

Books

War All the Time - pg. 130 - 1984
The Pleasures of the Damned - pg. 455 - 2007
On Cats - pg. 61 - 2015
Essential Bukowski: Poetry - pg. 134 - 2016

Magazines and periodicals

Poetry Now - 1984
Wormwood Review - No. 104 - 1986
Maverick Poets - 1988
Arete - Vol. 2 - No. 1 - July/August - 1989

Manuscripts

the history of a tough motherfucker - 1983 - original  [Manuscript differs from collected version]

the history of a tough motherfucker - 1983 - original  [Manuscript differs from collected version]

Forum items

Scan of magazine appearance