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Come on In! by Charles Bukowski

Come on In!

Charles Bukowski

HarperCollins · Paperback · March 27, 2007

another comeback climbing back up out of the ooze, out of the thick black tar, rising up again, a modern Lazarus. you're amazed at your good fortune. somehow you've had more than your share of second chances. hell, accept it. what you have, you have. you walk and look in the bathroom mirror at an idiot's smile. you know your luck. some go down and never climb back up. something is being kind to you. you turn from the mirror and walk into the world. you find a chair, sit down, light a cigar. back from a thousand wars you look out from an open door into the silent night.

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Who it’s for
Unvarnished poems with a private, offhand intimacy.
Genres
American Poetry, Poetry
Published
HarperCollins, March 27, 2007

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another comeback climbing back up out of the ooze, out of the thick black tar, rising up again, a modern Lazarus. you're amazed at your good fortune. somehow you've had more than your share of second chances. hell, accept it. what you have, you have. you walk and look in the bathroom mirror at an idiot's smile. you know your luck. some go down and never climb back up. something is being kind to you. you turn from the mirror and walk into the world. you find a chair, sit down, light a cigar. back from a thousand wars you look out from an open door into the silent night.

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Sibelius plays on the radio. nothing has been lost or destroyed. you blow smoke into the night, tug at your right ear. baby, right now, you've got it all.

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Unvarnished poems with a private, offhand intimacy.

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  • lean, unadorned lines
  • a contemplative, intimate charge

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  • short, direct pieces
  • a sustained, immersive read

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American Poetry83%
Poetry23%

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Publisher categories

  • Short Story Anthologies
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  • Short Stories (Single Author)
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  • American Poetry
Authors
Charles Bukowski
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
March 27, 2007
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Short Story Anthologies