Charles Bukowski poem and story database

War All the Time

Published in 1984 by Black Sparrow Press

Some Of My Readers - pg. 11
Talking To My Mailbox - pg. 13 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1983
The Last Generation - pg. 15 - manuscript - 1981
Windy Night - pg. 18 - manuscript - 1981
Here I Am - pg. 20 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1983
Training For Kid Aztec - pg. 22
Sparks - pg. 27 - 1982
All The Casualties - pg. 31
A Love Poem - pg. 33 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1974
Horsemeat - pg. 36 - manuscript - 1980
60 Yard Pass - pg. 64
A Beginning - pg. 66
Jack-Knife - pg. 67 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1981
A Sad Poem - pg. 69
Playing It Out - pg. 71
On And Off The Road - pg. 73
Too Late - pg. 75
On Being 20 - pg. 77
The Troops - pg. 79
Hog - pg. 86 - circa 1982
The Walls - pg. 88
Writing Is A State Of Trance - pg. 91 - manuscript - 1981
Dagwood And Blondie - pg. 93
Ginsberg? - pg. 95
She Said - pg. 97 - manuscript - 1982
Oh, Yes - pg. 100 - manuscript - 1983
The Sword - pg. 101 - circa 1987
Practice - pg. 104 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
Promenade - pg. 106 - manuscript - 1982
Night On A Visa Card - pg. 107 - manuscript - 1982
I Fall Into It Without Trying - pg. 112 - manuscript - 1983 - circa 1984
Good Time Girl - pg. 114
The Lady Poet - pg. 116
Space Creatures - pg. 121
Upon First Reading The Immortal Literature Of The World - pg. 129 - manuscript - 1982
The History Of A Tough Motherfucker - pg. 130 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1983
Our Curious Position - pg. 132
The Sickness - pg. 135
An Old Buddy - pg. 140 - circa 1982
Take It - pg. 142 - manuscript - 1983
John Dillinger Marches On - pg. 143 - manuscript - 1983
Terminology - pg. 145 - 1983
The Star - pg. 147 - manuscript - 1983
The Day The Epileptic Spoke - pg. 148 - manuscript - 1982
The Condition - pg. 150 - manuscript - 1983
Bravo - pg. 151
A Note To The Boys In The Back Room - pg. 152 - manuscript - 1983
Sardines In Striped Dresses - pg. 154 - manuscript - 1982
Result - pg. 156 - manuscript - 1983
Suggestion For An Arrangement - pg. 158 - manuscript - 1983
The Miracle Is The Shortest Time - pg. 160
Transformation And Disfiguration - pg. 162 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1983
The Famous Writer - pg. 166
Darlings - pg. 168 - manuscript - 1983
Goodbye - pg. 169 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1983
A Strange Moment - pg. 170
Beauti-Ful - pg. 173 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1983
Frozen Food Section - pg. 177
How Do They Get Your Number? - pg. 181
The Old Gang - pg. 183
Eulogy To A Hell Of A Dame - pg. 186 - 1983
Sky Sign - pg. 188
A Valentine Gift - pg. 189
A Sweaty Day In August - pg. 191 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1983
Macho Man - pg. 194 - manuscript - 1983
Note Upon The Love Letters Of Beethoven - pg. 198 - manuscript - 1983
How I Got Started - pg. 199 - manuscript - 1983
Krutz - pg. 200
Not To Worry - pg. 204 - manuscript - 1983
Dear Pa And Ma - pg. 205
Not All That Bad - pg. 206 - circa 1984
Dogs - pg. 208
Hey, Ezra, Listen To This - pg. 211
Truce - pg. 213 - manuscript - 1983
The Gentleman And The Bastard - pg. 215
Bad Action - pg. 220 - circa 1984
Fall Out - pg. 222 - manuscript - 1983
My Friend - pg. 224
A Patriot Of Life - pg. 226 - circa 1984
Girls - pg. 229 - manuscript - 1981
Ass But No Class - pg. 232
Overhead Mirrors - pg. 235 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
Girls From Nowhere - pg. 240 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982
Making It - pg. 243 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1982 - circa 1982
Naked At 92 Degrees - pg. 246 - manuscript - 1983
Now - pg. 248
Nice Try - pg. 249 - manuscript (differs from Black Sparrow book version) - 1983
The Puzzle - pg. 251
Big John Of Echo Park - pg. 253
On Being Recognized - pg. 256 - circa 1983
Love - pg. 258 - manuscript - 1983
The Hustle - pg. 259
Sex And/Or Love - pg. 261 - manuscript - 1983
Funny - pg. 263 - circa 1984
Out Of The Blue - pg. 265 - manuscript - 1983
Sweater - pg. 267 - manuscript - 1983
The Skaters - pg. 271
About Pain - pg. 272 - manuscript - 1983
Pace Is The Essence - pg. 273
Green - pg. 274
One For The Old Boy - pg. 276 - 1983
Eating My Senior Citizen's Dinner At The Sizzler - pg. 277 - manuscript - 1983