When Charles Bukowski died at 73, he left behind more than 45 volumes of poetry and prose, an oeuvre that to this day makes up the most entertaining affront ever delivered to modern letters. The books ...

He made writing great poetry look easy and laid down some truly beautiful lines: it's time to reappraise Charles Bukowski. Does Charles Bukowski deserve more respect? Photograph: Corbis "Everybody ...

Charles Bukowski was an old man with a white beard and a pot belly. He drank a lot of beer and stared at girls’ boobs and scratched his butt. Or at least that’s how I picture Charles when I read his ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Waits has read from several poems by his ‘father figure,’ and they’re perfect. via Facebook Tom Waits’s music has always been a beacon to those with vagabond ...