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| ISSUE #11 $O.OO |
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| June 2004 |
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| ***BIO*** Doug Draime, poet, short story writer, and playwright has been writing and publishing for many years. Recent chapbooks, "Slaves Of Harvest Harvest" (Indian Heritage Publishing, 2002). "Unoccupied Zone" (Pitchfork Press, 2004). His work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, and broadsides worldwide since 1969. Born in Indiana, he has lived in Pittsburgh, Chicago, West Germany, Los Angeles, and moved to Southern Oregon in 1981. |
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| The editor told me in an e-mail that my writing was too much like Bukowski’s - though, I think he meant more the subject matter: my years in L.A., than the writing. I e-mailed him back telling him it was never my intention to write like Bukowski, but that I read him a lot and would never deny his influence. I also mentioned, rather off-handedly, that I had meet him a couple times in the mid-70’s. We lived about 3 blocks from each other for awhile. He shot me back a quick response saying, “Now, that’s something I would be interested in publishing. Send me something about your meetings with Bukowski.” I sent another e-mail saying I would think about it. He wrote back, “More details about the Buk!” I later sent him a couple more poems, but nothing about Bukowski. He published them anyway, figuring I suppose, that I would send something about Hank ... which I never did. “The Buk” would have done the same. |