Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame
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 Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame is poetry full of gambling, drinking and women.
We earn from qualifying purchases.
- Who it’s for
- Raw, spare poems where love and friction never stay politely separated.
- Genres
- American Poetry, Love Poetry
- Published
- HarperCollins, May 31, 2002
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genres: American Poetry and Love Poetry.
Mockingbird Wish Me LuckCharles Bukowski77% match
PulpCharles Bukowski55% match
The Continual ConditionCharles Bukowski80% match
The Days Run Away Like Wild HorsesCharles Bukowski77% match
What Matters Most Is How Well You Walk Through the FireCharles Bukowski85% match
Come on In!Charles Bukowski48% match
The Pleasures of the DamnedCharles Bukowski78% match
The Last Night of the Earth PoemsCharles Bukowski74% match
For younger readers: I Just Hope It's Lethal, Bronx Masquerade
Start with three books, and this one can be the first.
Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.
Start with this bookAbout this book
“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author “He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriter Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame is poetry full of gambling, drinking and women. Charles Bukowski writes realistically about the seedy underbelly of life.
Raw Lyric
Raw, spare poems where love and friction never stay politely separated.
Come here for
- edgy, unvarnished voice
- poems that keep desire and abrasion close
Expect
- short, blunt lyrics
- a hard-edged tenderness
Where it sits
| American Poetry | 95% |
|---|---|
| Love Poetry | 57% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Short Story Anthologies
- The Classics
- Erotica Anthologies
- Literary Fiction
Show all 8 publisher categories
- Women Authors Collections
- Poetry Anthologies
- American Poetry
- Poetry - General Themes
- Authors
- Charles Bukowski
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 31, 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Short Story Anthologies