The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses
HarperCollins · Paperback · May 31, 2002
“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author “He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriter The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses is a book of poems written by Charles Bukowski for Jane, his first love.
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- Who it’s for
- Rough-edged poems with a directness that keeps the page moving.
- Genres
- American Poetry, Love Poetry
- Published
- HarperCollins, May 31, 2002
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“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author “He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriter The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses is a book of poems written by Charles Bukowski for Jane, his first love. These poems explore a more emotional side to Charles Bukowski.
Rough-edged Poems
Rough-edged poems with a directness that keeps the page moving.
Come here for
- plainspoken lyric bite
- compact pieces for classroom or private reading
Expect
- American poetry with a grounded voice
- enough bite for study, enough momentum for immersion
Where it sits
| Love Poetry | 93% |
|---|---|
| American Poetry | 52% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Literary Fiction
- Romance Erotica
- Contemporary Romance
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- Women's Fiction
- Inspirational & Religious Poetry
- American Poetry
- Poetry About Death
- Authors
- Charles Bukowski
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 31, 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- The Classics