You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense

Charles Bukowski examines cats and his childhood in You Get So Alone at Times, a book of poetry that reveals his tender side. The iconic tortured artist/everyman delves into his youth to analyze its repercussions.

“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.” —Joyce Carol Oates

“[Bukowski] brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.” —Leonard Cohen, songwriter