Another collection of poems by Charles Bukowski, an anthology of works published from 1969 to 1999, covering Bukowski's poetic production from the mid-1940s to the late 1990s.

It is evident that after so much fame and countless presentations of his work, there is not much more that one can add about this poet. That he was and remains one of the most significant poets in the world is known; and his position is now clarified.

That he still has just as many enemies as friends is equally a fact. Despite the indifference displayed by academics and others, experts towards his work for many decades, the assessment of the value of his writing has been made.

[Excerpt from the foreword text]