"While he started off getting rejections from major mainstream magazines, he found acceptance in edgier upstart publications. Bukowski's poems of drinking, womanizing and trials of everyday life developed an avid following. To some, he wasn't just an outsider--he was the outsider. In 1962, he was named Outsider of the Year by New Orleans-based Outsider magazine."
Carolyn Kellogg at the Los Angeles Times visits the Huntington Library's recent exhibit, Charles Bukowski: Poet on the Edge.
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