April 2009

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‘the dangling carrot’

By Charles Bukowski
from Bone Palace Ballet

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The Madness of Art presents Reading Buk—nightly readings of selected works of Charles Bukowski—as a special series during the month of April in celebration of National Poetry Month 2009.

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—’tis the difference the lightning-bug and the lightning.”—Mark Twain

‘upon reading a critical review’

By Charles Bukowski
from Betting on the Muse

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The Madness of Art presents Reading Buk—nightly readings of selected works of Charles Bukowski—as a special series during the month of April in celebration of National Poetry Month 2009.

For the past 50 years, “The Elements of Style” has served as the de facto Holy Writ for writers, teachers and students on matters of grammar, usage and style. With 10 million copies sold in the last half-century, William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White’s enduring classic is deserving of a golden anniversary ”celebration” and the accompanying hype. Or is it? Read more…

‘so you want to be a writer?’

By Charles Bukowski
from sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way

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The Madness of Art presents Reading Buk—nightly readings of selected works of Charles Bukowski—as a special series during the month of April in celebration of National Poetry Month 2009.

“An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.”—Charles Bukowski

‘writer’s block’

By Charles Bukowski
from Slouching Toward Nirvana

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The Madness of Art presents Reading Buk—nightly readings of selected works of Charles Bukowski—as a special series during the month of April in celebration of National Poetry Month 2009.

Top Journalism Prizes Underscore Industry’s Plight

It’s certainly no secret that the newspaper industry faces unprecedented perils. And that’s probably an understatement, if recent developments—regularly declining circulation, plummeting profits, shrinking staff sizes (a result of repeated, substantial layoffs and a more voluntary exodus of journalists out of the industry), the closing of century-old newspapers—are any indication. The “Pressure on the Presses” might prove too much to bear, as some predict that End Times are near for print newspapers. The announcement of the winners of the Pulitzer Prizes today underscored this reality—and how the conventional response of management at newspapers across the country might just be the death blow. Read more…

‘in other words’

By Charles Bukowski
from Bone Palace Ballet

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The Madness of Art presents Reading Buk—nightly readings of selected works of Charles Bukowski—as a special series during the month of April in celebration of National Poetry Month 2009.