{"product_id":"9780061749247_the-people-look-like-flowers-at-last","title":"The People Look Like Flowers At Last","description":"\u003cp\u003e“if you read this after I am dead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt means I made it”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-“The Creation Coffin”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe People Look like Flowers at Last is the last of five collections of never-before published poetry from the late great Dirty Old Man, Charles Bukowski.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn it, he speaks on topics ranging from horse racing to military elephants, lost love to the fear of death.  He writes extensively about writing, and about talking to people about writers such as Camus, Hemingway, and Stein.  He writes about war and fatherhood and cats and women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree from the pressure to present a consistent persona, these poems present less of an aggressively disruptive character, and more a world-weary and empathetic person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis final collection offers a rare look into Bukowski’s unfiltered world:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRaw and Honest Writing:\u003c\/b\u003e Unflinching poems on love, loss, death, and survival, pulled from the depths of Bukowski’s final years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Dirty Old Man Persona:\u003c\/b\u003e Glimpses of the iconic, hard-drinking poet alongside a quieter, more world-weary and empathetic man few ever saw.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEveryday Life and Literature:\u003c\/b\u003e Meditations on horse racing and hangovers sit side-by-side with thoughts on Hemingway, Camus, and the brutal craft of writing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIconic American Poetry:\u003c\/b\u003e The definitive last word from the counter-culture legend, completing a lifetime of work that redefined the genre.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Charles Bukowski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46922183868565,"sku":"9780061749247","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780061749247_6a1af286-a250-4356-88df-ddfad7b3c426.jpg?v=1776889892","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780061749247_the-people-look-like-flowers-at-last","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}