not a grea poet, but an ok way to pass the time. ( )

I'm just phoning it in at this point as far as the Buk goes. Writing reviews for all the books I've read is turning out to be a little tough. This book is pretty short as far as his collections of poetry go and there are perhaps overall less zingers than his last reviewed book on here even if the quality is still very high, but a huge mention has to go out there to "Fire Station" which is most likely Bukowski's single most transcendent moment in poetry. It's a highlight by a man who has had a great number of poems read by yours truly. ( )

The best poems in this collection reverberate with the atmosphere of a blue collar Zen Koan written waist deep into a case of beer, but even the best here on not on par with the best poems in other Bukowski collections. There are quite a few poems that fall flat. When considering Bukowski's output in the seventies, Love is a Dog from Hell is the better collection by a considerable amount, if you have to choose. ( )