{"product_id":"bukowskis-ghost-jackson-dean-chase-9781519546067","title":"Bukowski's Ghost: Poems for Old Souls in New Bodies","description":"\"With \u003ci\u003eBukowski's Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e, Jackson Dean Chase invokes the spirit of the greatest poet of our time with the respect and admiration he deserves. This is an honest, intense, and remarkable collection by a fresh and powerful new voice.\" \u003ci\u003e-Terry Trueman, Printz Honor author of \u003c\/i\u003eStuck in Neutral\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoems inspired by (and many about) the late, great Charles Bukowski (1920-1994). A touching tribute to Buk that captures the self-inflicted madness of the poet in all of us. The 120 poems cover: 1) the creative struggle, 2) anger, loneliness, and despair, and 3) life, death, and beyond. Nothing is sacred. Jackson Dean Chase's poetry is raw, honest, and real in a way that will haunt you forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes 120 sad, funny, shocking poems like \"Death March to the Food Bank,\" \"This Dusty Soul,\" and \"Bukowski's Ghost.\" Buy it and buckle up for the ride of your life!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe sure to check out \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove at the Bottom of the Litter Box: Bukowski, Cats, and Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Book 2 in Jackson's \u003ci\u003eRaw Underground Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSAMPLE POEMS: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"ANOTHER WASTED NIGHT\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am drunk on regret, \u003c\/p\u003eon knowing I'll never be good enough.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis diner is old, comforting, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elike my mother's hands.\u003c\/p\u003eI slide into a booth and order fries\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewanting to taste love, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewanting to taste anything\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut what I feel right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"TRUE POEMS\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrue poems are not safe: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey must murder some part of you\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhile giving birth to another...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE INTRODUCTION: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople love me. People hate me. And I do a little of both. What you are about to read is my personal poetry. Words I bled for, words I own as much as they own me. With them, you can see not just into the deepest part of my soul, but into your own darkness, your own light. You might be surprised what you find.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife is pain, life is love. It's also short, and I'm tired of wasting mine hiding from the world. I want to share myself. I want to be with you now, in this moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so I am.\u003c\/p\u003eBUKOWSKI'S GHOST is the winner of the Best Poetry Collection of 2016.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jackson Dean Chase\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1519546068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781519546067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Jackson Dean Chase","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44890985922815,"sku":"9781519546067","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7281f6ee-864c-40e2-93c9-a5539563669d.jpg?v=1709740597","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bukowskis-ghost-jackson-dean-chase-9781519546067","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}