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BL
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1004056
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b758426
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| Main Entry
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Bukowski, Charles.
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| Title & Author
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Burning in water, drowning in flame.
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| Publication Statement
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Los Angeles,: Black Sparrow Press,, 1974.
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232 pages: portrait; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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087685191X
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: 0876851928087685191X
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: 9780876851913
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: 9780876851920
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| Notes
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Poems.
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| Contents
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I. It Catches My Heart in Its Hands (Poems 1955-1963) : the tragedy of the leaves -- to the whore who took my poems -- the state of world affairs -- for marilyn m. -- the life of borodin -- no charge -- a literary romance -- the twins -- the day it rained at the los angeles county museum -- 2 p.m. beer -- hooray say the roses -- the sunday artist -- old poet -- the race -- vegas -- the house -- side of the sun -- the talkers -- a pleasant afternoon in bed -- the priest and the matador -- love & fame & death -- my father -- the bird -- the singular self -- a 340 dollar horse and a hundred dollar whore.
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II. Crucifix in a Deathhand (Poems 1963-1965) : view from the screen -- crucifix in a deathhand -- grass -- fuzz -- no lady godiva -- the workers -- beans with garlic -- mama -- machineguns towers & timeclocks -- something for the touts -- sway with me -- lack of almost everything -- no. 6 -- don.t come around but if you do -- startled into life like fire -- stew -- lilies in my brain -- i am dead -- like a violet in the snow -- letter from too far -- man in the sun -- woman -- like all the years wasted -- they, all of them, know -- a nice day.
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III. At Terror Street and Agony Way (Poems 1965-1968) : beerbottle -- the body -- k.o. -- sunday before noon -- 7th race when the angels swung low and burned -- on going out to get the mail -- i wanted to overthrow the government -- the girls -- a note on rejection slips -- true story -- x-pug -- class -- living -- the intellectual -- shot of red-eye -- i met a genius -- poverty -- to kiss the worms goodnight -- john dillinger and le chasseur maudit -- the flower lover -- traffic ticket -- a little sleep and peace of silence -- he even looked like a nice guy -- children in the sky -- the weather is hot on the back of my watch -- note for a lady who expected rupert brooke -- the difference between a bad poet and a good one -- the curtains are waving -- for the mercy mongers.
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IV. Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame (Poems 1972-1973) : now -- the trash men -- zoo -- tv -- lost -- hot -- love -- burn and burn and burn -- the way -- out of the arms -- death of an idiot -- tonalities -- hey, dolly -- a poorly night -- looking for a job -- the 8 count -- dogfight -- letters -- yes yes -- eddie and eve -- the fisherman -- warm asses -- what's the use of a title? -- the tigress -- the catch -- wax job -- some people -- father, who art in heaven -- nerves -- the rent's high too -- laugh literary -- deathbed blues -- charles -- on the circuit -- my friend, andre -- i was glad -- trouble with spain -- wet night -- we, the artists -- i can't stay in the same room with that woman -- charisma -- the sound of human lives -- save the pier -- burned -- hell hath no fury -- pull a string, a puppet moves -- tougher than corned beef hash -- voices -- straight on through -- dreamlessly -- palm leaves.
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| Abstract
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This volume collects poetry from the author's previous books, as well as new work. Includes "It Catches My Heart in Its Hands (Poems 1955-1963)", "Crucifix in a Deathhand (Poems 1963-1965)", "At Terror Street and Agony Way (Poems 1965-1968)", and "Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame (Poems 1972-1973)".
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| Subject
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American poetry-- 20th century.
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18.06 Anglo-American literature.
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American poetry.
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| Dewey Classification
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811/.5/4
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| LC Classification
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PS3552.U4B8
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18.06bcl
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HU 3261rvk
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