Love Is a Dog from Hell (Ecco)

A classic in the Bukowski canon, *Love Is a Dog from Hell* is a raw, lyrical, and often hilarious exploration of the endless absurdities and perversities of love and desire. Written in his signature unflinching style, the poems collected here span the 1970s and delve into the author's ruminations on the many facets of romance—from the euphoric to the despairing, the tender to the grotesque. Bukowski lays bare his own experiences with loneliness, heartbreak, and the relentless pursuit of connection, finding a strange, brutal beauty in the chaos of human relationships. This collection is a testament to his enduring status as a laureate of the outcasts and the downtrodden, and a fearless chronicler of the human condition.