Charles Bukowski poem and story database

At Terror Street and Agony Way

Published in 1968 by Black Sparrow Press

As I Lay Dying - pg. 3
Beerbottle - pg. 5
The Body - pg. 6
K.O. - pg. 10
Sunday Before Noon - pg. 11
7th Race When The Angels Swung Low And Burned - pg. 13
On Going Out To Get The Mail - pg. 15 - circa 1965
I Wanted To Overthrow The Government But All I Brought Down Was Somebody's Wife - pg. 17
The Girls - pg. 19
The Clothing - pg. 20
35 Seconds - pg. 21
A Note On Rejection Slips - pg. 23 - circa 1968
The Mexican Girls - pg. 25
True Story - pg. 27 - circa 1966
X-Pug - pg. 29
Class - pg. 30
Living - pg. 32 - circa 1966
The Intellectual - pg. 36
Red And Gold Paint - pg. 38
Brewed And Filled By - pg. 40 - circa 1964
Shot Of Red Eye - pg. 41
Big Time - pg. 46
I Don't Need A Bedsheet With Slits For Eyes To Kill You In - pg. 47
I Met A Genius - pg. 49 - circa 1967
Poverty - pg. 50
Poem To A Most Affectionate Lady - pg. 52
To Kiss The Worms Goodnight - pg. 54 - manuscript - circa 1970
Tempest - pg. 56
John Dillinger And Le Chasseur Maudit - pg. 57
The Flower Lover - pg. 60 - circa 1967
Traffic Ticket - pg. 61
A Little Sleep And Peace Of Silence - pg. 63 - circa 1965
He Even Looked Like A Nice Guy - pg. 65 - circa 1966
Children In The Sky - pg. 66
Sour Ghost - pg. 70
The Weather Is Hot On The Back Of My Watch - pg. 71
Note To A Lady Who Expected Rupert Brooke - pg. 73
Reunion - pg. 75
Now - pg. 77 - circa 1967
The Difference Between A Bad Poet And A Good One Is Luck - pg. 78
Eat - pg. 81
The Man With The Hot Nose - pg. 83
Notations From A Muddled Indolence - pg. 86
275 steps from Hollywood - pg. 88
For The Mercy Mongers - pg. 89