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Vol. 21 (2026): Subjective Readings of Charles Bukowski, a Multifaceted Outsider

The Geography of Bukowski: Mapping Everyday Los Angeles

Submitted
January 14, 2026
Published
2026-01-21

Abstract

Charles Bukowski’s prolific oeuvre of poems, short stories, columns and novels celebrate Los Angeles. His writings reference dozens of specific LA streets and the everyday minutiae of the landscape he inhabited. His Los Angeles was the city’s mundane, everyday reality, not glamorous Beverly Hills or the sunny, shiny beaches.