Charles Bukowski poem and story database

Do You Want To Enter The Arena?

Poem written in 1992

Books

Essential Bukowski: Poetry - pg. 203 - 2016

Manuscripts

do you want to enter the arena? - 1992 - xerox

Alternate titles or versions, draft titles

So You Want To Be A Writer

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