Customer Reviews
very strong, angry poetry - By: , 08 Jul 1999 
Charles Bukowski is by sure one of my favorite poets. His work is vivid & very powerful. This book has my favorite poems by him, "Rain" & also "The Mockingbird"
Classic Bukowski - By: , 26 Mar 1999 This collection, along with Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame & The Roominhouse Madrigals is absolutely essential to anyone who loves Buk's poetry. I agree with the reader who loves "The Mockingbird," but there are others in this volume I like even better. "if we take" may be my favorite Bukowski poem ever. Another great one is "the world's greatest loser." And then, of course, there's "WWII." And the list could go on & on. There is just so much wonderful stuff here. . .
Bukowski rules in heaven & on earth.
The molding of a great hard drinking poet into a pansy waist - By: , 29 Jan 1999 
Publisher Martin has to rejoice at this collection which grants Martin his first scorpian like inroads into the grisel of a super strong american poet of us people AND BY NOTHING MORE COMPLICATED THAN INSECT POISON PUSHES BUKOWSKI TOWARD THE FINAL KAHLIL GIBRAN KIND OF WEAK SPIRITUAL LOVE GROPING OF SLIMEY SLOBBER POESY BUK ENDS UP WRITING HIS LAST DAYS AROUND THESE PARTS.Martin of course doesn't drink & believes he knows best when it concerns bukowski poem form, wording, syntax, etc. FOR EXAMPLEMartin tired of reading Bukowski wording such as "he said." & EDITED IN: "he retorted."Would Buk ever write "he retorted."NO NO NEVER. Martin hides behind Bukowski's levis by publishing Buk poems which grossly lie about various literary artists MARTIN RESENTS. MARTIN the dedicated christian scientist & BUKOWSKI the dedicated diogenes-like dunken poet work together about as well as fire & water make do in partnership.And this is why Bukowski's Black Sparrow collections are crammed with vicious murderous attacks against various peers & creative art makers/risk takers---risking a Bukowski barrage of proven fatal power result at times (see WILD BILL WANTLING).OF COURSE, John Martin wsn't alll bad news for Charles Bukowski. He made the poet rich!"a rich man has as much chance of going to heaven as a camel has of passing through the eye of a needle" JChrist
One of Bukowski's Best - By: , 19 Apr 1997 "Mockingbird Wish Me Luck" is Bukowski at the height of his powers. This title contains my favorite Bukwoski poem of alll time, "The Mockingbird." This is an essential volume for alll Bukowski lovers, & for any lover of modern poetry.
