{"product_id":"9780061877421","title":"The Roominghouse Madrigals","description":"\u003cp\u003e“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Roominghouse Madrigals is a selection of poetry from Charles Bukowski's early work. It shows a slightly softer side to the beloved barfly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from his raw, prolific period between 1946 and 1966, this is the early work of a cult classic author in the making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDirty Realism:\u003c\/b\u003e Find Bukowski in the cheap rooming houses, factories, and bars of a forgotten Los Angeles, writing with unflinching honesty about the grit of survival.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConfessional Poetry:\u003c\/b\u003e Raw, first-person accounts of love, liquor, loneliness, and the defiant struggle to create art against all odds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRaw and Unfiltered Verse:\u003c\/b\u003e Written on first impulse with no revisions, these poems capture the immediate, explosive energy that would become his signature style.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Softer Side of the Barfly:\u003c\/b\u003e Before the legend, there was the lyricism. Discover a more vulnerable, reflective current in the work that established the \"Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Charles Bukowski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46922231840917,"sku":"9780061877421","price":13.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780061877421_781897c1-8530-4fa9-a3bd-b1ea030b8ead.jpg?v=1776889894","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780061877421","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}