Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Patrick Hruby / Los Angeles Times) Charles Bukowski stood on the staircase landing above us in the lobby of the Cal State L.A.

Almost 50 years’ worth of the letters of poet, novelist, and screenwriter Bukowski (1920–1994) capture much about him: his compulsive writing, brilliant phrase-making, unapologetic drinking, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Cal State Long Beach classroom, 1985 or so. Gerald Locklin looks every bit his nickname "Bear," with bushy salt-and-pepper hair ...

A new book of Charles Bukowski's writing just came out in late July, and I'm lucky enough to have read it. It has some useful lessons for students of business as well as budding writers. The letters ...

On Writing by Charles Bukowski, edited by Abel DeBritto, Ecco, 224 pages, $25.99. There are those who would, no doubt, be eager to tell you that a book on writing by Charles Bukowski is a little like ...

"I'm such a spoiled old toad," says writer, postman, and appreciator of all things alcoholic Charles Bukowski. Still great. He's been been dead 20 years, but a collection of audio outtakes from a ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A parade of Hollywood stars who are fans of writer Charles Bukowski, led ...

Charles Bukowski stood on the staircase landing above us in the lobby of the Cal State L.A. student union. Students crowded the floor. Bukowski growled and grumbled poems tersely, the “notes of a ...