A timeless selection of some of Charles Bukowski’s best unpublished and uncollected poems

Charles Bukowski was a prolific writer who produced countless short stories, novels, and poems that have reached beyond their time and place to speak to generations of readers all over the world. Many of his poems remain little known since they appeared in small magazines but were never collected, and a large number of them have yet to be published.

In Storm for the Living and the Dead, Abel Debritto has curated a collection of rare and never- before-seen material—poems from obscure, hard-to-find magazines, as well as from libraries and private collections all over the country. In doing so, Debritto has captured the essence of Bukowski’s inimitable poetic style—tough and hilarious but ringing with humanity. Storm for the Living and the Dead is a gift for any devotee of the Dirty Old Man of American letters.

This is the Bukowski you’ve never read before.

Unpublished & Uncollected Poems: Discover decades of raw verse, rescued from hard-to-find literary magazines and private collections for the very first time.
The Voice of Dirty Realism: Experience the tough, hilarious, and unflinchingly human style that made Bukowski a legend of underground poetry.
Confessional & Unfiltered: A treasure trove for longtime fans and new readers, capturing the essence of the Dirty Old Man of American letters.
Meticulously Curated: Expertly selected by editor Abel Debritto to present a definitive volume of Bukowski’s rarest and most powerful work.