--- product_id: 143355275 title: "The Pleasures of the Damned: Poems, 1951-1993" brand: "charles bukowski" price: "$16.25" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/143355275-the-pleasures-of-the-damned-poems-1951-1993 store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # The Pleasures of the Damned: Poems, 1951-1993 **Brand:** charles bukowski **Price:** $16.25 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Pleasures of the Damned: Poems, 1951-1993 by charles bukowski - **How much does it cost?** $16.25 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/143355275-the-pleasures-of-the-damned-poems-1951-1993) ## Best For - charles bukowski enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted charles bukowski brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Pleasures of the Damned: Poems, 1951-1993 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Xr-kodtAL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Freaking amazing! I'm not going to get all flowery and ... *by A***N on Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2016* Freaking amazing! I'm not going to get all flowery and sentimental because Bukowski I don't think would have appreciated it or thought it too trite expressing the elite-est "cuteness".Bukowski wasn't cute or pretty in his writing...he wrote what he saw around him with an awake and aware in-the-moment presence that is reality. Reality is not pretty or kind. I love his writing for that.Also I found the words to his dead love in the poems "for Jane: with all the Love I had, Which Was Not Enough:", "Notice", and "for Jane" more touching than anything I have read in a long time. The grief he felt was enormous, world wrecking and I identified with that grief since I lost my husband and soul mate two years ago. I cried on the evening train reading these poems and found myself saying aloud "He KNEW!"No one that has lost such an integral part of themselves is able to express that sort of gut wrenching of a tribute without having truly loved and suffered greatly.He made me laugh, think, gasp at the rawness of life I remember seeing living in the outskirts of San Francisco in the 70's. He took down a memory lane of my own childhood and re-examine myself in a way I haven't in a very, very long time.I never met you, Chuck, but I feel like I knew you, I would buy you a drink at the races if I could. Thank you for being so brutishly honest and more clean in your observations about the world than 80% of the population.Bukowski clean? Oh, yeah.He stripped down things to what they actually are instead of what society likes to pretend them to be. That to me is a clean, healthy lungful of fresh air! He was vulgar in his language, but in case you haven't really stepped out of your cubicle or hide-y hole...the world IS vulgar, uncivilized and mean and a vast majority of us in the lower classes (which is damn near anyone under a million anymore) lives with that. We're your elderly on the pensions and social security, waitresses, garbage men, retail sales people, and secretaries. You know, the ones the upper classes can't live without because we are the professional maids and nannies and buttwipers making minimum wage to slightly over, but still in the poverty level that make their world go round. We see the unsanitized and unedited truth. Mother Nature is one cruel mother. Bukowski had the balls to say it!Thank you again for your humanity and insight. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent book *by D***K on Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2020* Charles Bukowski or whichever of his colorful names he went by, was a fantastic poet both beat poet in establishments for money or beer or both, or in written in print, but also a beautifully spirited poet that has some of those works also featured inanother book by Bukowski called ‘Run With the Hunted’. I would suggest both of these books. ‘Hunted’ is not pure poetry, though. There is some of Bukowski’s background in it. This book was great to read. A nice array of the author’s poetry. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing anthology, mine was physically damaged *by B***N on Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2020* My used copy came with some brutal water damage and multicolored stains, but fortunately Bukowski's timeless texts were unobscured. This decades-spanning collection of poems helps summarize some of the most meaningful phases of Bukowski's career.However, this is still far from what would be the definitive book of Bukowski's work. Nevertheless, if you're looking to dive deep into his poems, this is a good volume to do so. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/143355275-the-pleasures-of-the-damned-poems-1951-1993](https://www.desertcart.us/products/143355275-the-pleasures-of-the-damned-poems-1951-1993) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-09-22*