{"product_id":"9780061882067","title":"War All the Time","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\u003eWar All the Time is a selection of poetry from the early 1980s. Charles Bukowski shows that he is still as pure as ever but he has evolved into a slightly happier man that has found some fame and love. These poems show how he grapples with his past and future colliding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection captures the Laureate of American Lowlife at a turning point:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmerican Poetry Redefined:\u003c\/b\u003e Raw, direct, and darkly humorous verse that solidified Bukowski’s place as the dirty old man of American letters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Writing Life:\u003c\/b\u003e A look inside the mind of a writer grappling with newfound fame, trading flophouses and factories for the bizarre world of literary readings and Hollywood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLove, Lust, and Loss:\u003c\/b\u003e Unflinching poems that explore the fleeting beauty and frequent absurdity of relationships with the women who drifted in and out of his life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRacetracks and Bar Stools:\u003c\/b\u003e The sacred and profane world of the racetrack and the bar, where Bukowski finds moments of grace, comedy, and despair among the losers and the lost.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Charles Bukowski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101766893717,"sku":"9780061882067","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/x750_698a896d-8012-4fa0-a9ee-7a16fb49f6ce.jpg?v=1776890083","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780061882067","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}