Ham on Rye

"The poet laureate of sour alleys and dark bars, of racetracks and long shots." - Washington Post

"There is real poignancy in the people encountered in Bukowski's work." - New York Times Book Review

"A prolific poet . . . a popular, accessible, and yes, great artist." - Washington Post Book World

"The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles." - Joyce Carol Oates

"He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels." - Leonard Cohen

"Bukowski is the laureate of the Los Angeles underground, an eccentric who sees the world with a clarity of vision possessed only by artists and madmen." - Los Angeles Times