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<channel><title><![CDATA[Blog4Change.org - Comments for article: Everything Happens For A Reason; This Too Shall Pass, & Other Cliches That Happen To Be True.]]></title><link>http://www.blog4change.org</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright><![CDATA[http://www.blog4change.org]]></copyright><generator>N/A</generator><webMaster>webmaster@blog4change.org</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:47:50 UTC</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Happens For A Reason; This Too Shall Pass, & Other Cliches That Happen To Be True.]]></title><link>http://www.blog4change.org/articles/3499/1/Everything-Happens-For-A-Reason-This-Too-Shall-Pass--Other-Cliches-That-Happen-To-Be-True/Page1.html#Comment4347</link><description><![CDATA[Very Beautifully said.  Valued ed every word .<br/><br/>
Comment posted by ash at 2:09 pm, Wed 31st Jul 2013]]></description><author>no@spam.com (ash)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:09:33 UTC]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.blog4change.org/articles/3499/1/Everything-Happens-For-A-Reason-This-Too-Shall-Pass--Other-Cliches-That-Happen-To-Be-True/Page1.html#Comment4347</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Happens For A Reason; This Too Shall Pass, & Other Cliches That Happen To Be True.]]></title><link>http://www.blog4change.org/articles/3499/1/Everything-Happens-For-A-Reason-This-Too-Shall-Pass--Other-Cliches-That-Happen-To-Be-True/Page1.html#Comment3597</link><description><![CDATA[I love Bukowski's fiction, its strfoghtairward, unadorned, yet precise diction, and its degraded, yet implacable hero(es?). Poetry, to me, has always seemed a florid waste of time, and a lazy man's game.  It seems like shorthand at its best moments. But I can't get over the fact that this guy, while making fun of the form, is able to nail his little portraits with alarming consistency. Some of these, like  My Ivy League Friends,  are narrative, mean and straight. Others, still eschewing metaphor, are humming, man-shaped bells, like  No Help For That.  There are some duds, and I won't bother pointing to them because they'll be obvious when you come to them. But, I like this guy a lot.  He's real, even when he does his best to avoid it.<br/><br/>
Comment posted by Sehriyar at 11:00 pm, Tue 24th Apr 2012]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Sehriyar)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:00:59 UTC]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.blog4change.org/articles/3499/1/Everything-Happens-For-A-Reason-This-Too-Shall-Pass--Other-Cliches-That-Happen-To-Be-True/Page1.html#Comment3597</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Happens For A Reason; This Too Shall Pass, & Other Cliches That Happen To Be True.]]></title><link>http://www.blog4change.org/articles/3499/1/Everything-Happens-For-A-Reason-This-Too-Shall-Pass--Other-Cliches-That-Happen-To-Be-True/Page1.html#Comment3550</link><description><![CDATA[A collection of poems by Charles Bukowski is awlays a great joy.  I followed his career since I was in high school back in the early 80s.  He wrote a series of short stories for High Times magazine which I eagerly  devoured.  Then I moved on to his poetry.  This collection: You Get So  Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense is from 1986 when Buk was already a  bit older and more reflective.  This is around the time that his work began  to reveal a degree of tenderness to go with his raw tough edged muse.  Many  say he lost it at this point.  I disagree with that assessment.  True it  does not display the intense passion of Love Is A Dog From Hell but it is a  great work on its own merit.  Open it to any page and start reading.  This  is still vintage Hank.  Aging Buk still has more blood and guts than most  poets achieve ever.  Anyone can just scream and curse.  Bukowski obviously  achieved something greater than that.  And given how some other postal  workers turned out, we should be grateful that Buk took to firing poems  instead of bullets.  Two thumbs up!<br/><br/>
Comment posted by Lucas at 3:37 am, Mon 23rd Apr 2012]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Lucas)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:37:12 UTC]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.blog4change.org/articles/3499/1/Everything-Happens-For-A-Reason-This-Too-Shall-Pass--Other-Cliches-That-Happen-To-Be-True/Page1.html#Comment3550</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Happens For A Reason; This Too Shall Pass, & Other Cliches That Happen To Be True.]]></title><link>http://www.blog4change.org/articles/3499/1/Everything-Happens-For-A-Reason-This-Too-Shall-Pass--Other-Cliches-That-Happen-To-Be-True/Page1.html#Comment2478</link><description><![CDATA[Ah ha. You are indeed a Smiling Heart.<br/><br/>
Comment posted by John Kitsco at 8:53 am, Sat 11th Sep 2010]]></description><author>no@spam.com (John Kitsco)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 Sep 2010 08:53:13 UTC]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.blog4change.org/articles/3499/1/Everything-Happens-For-A-Reason-This-Too-Shall-Pass--Other-Cliches-That-Happen-To-Be-True/Page1.html#Comment2478</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Happens For A Reason; This Too Shall Pass, & Other Cliches That Happen To Be True.]]></title><link>http://www.blog4change.org/articles/3499/1/Everything-Happens-For-A-Reason-This-Too-Shall-Pass--Other-Cliches-That-Happen-To-Be-True/Page1.html#Comment2471</link><description><![CDATA[Loved this post! thanks for sharing your wisdom of life<br/><br/>
Comment posted by terri at 8:11 am, Wed 8th Sep 2010]]></description><author>no@spam.com (terri)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:11:47 UTC]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.blog4change.org/articles/3499/1/Everything-Happens-For-A-Reason-This-Too-Shall-Pass--Other-Cliches-That-Happen-To-Be-True/Page1.html#Comment2471</guid></item></channel></rss>