Somehow I do not think he really cared about getting cards or presents, but I want to remember him on his birth. Born in Andernach, Germany, in 1920, he came with his parents to the United States, settling in Los Angeles in 1930. I do not know how much of German he retained; given the abusive atmosphere of his home, I don't think he would have had many pleasant associations with the language.
A German friend whom I met in Berkeley read some works by Bukowski and introduced me to his writing. As I recall, they were prose and translations into German. A few years later I was in Orange County, but did not pursue an interest in the writer.
I post a link to his official site, and a link to a poem.
http://bukowski.net/ http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/kind-fire
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