“Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others.”
This is just one of the terrific sentences from a letter Charles Bukowski wrote in response to one of his books being removed from a public library in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Read the rest of the letter here.
Thanks, yet again, to Bob Arnold for pointing the way.
Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate 2014-2019, has published 20 collections of poems and edited or co-edited three poetry anthologies. He currently directs two master’s-level programs for University College at the University of Denver: Professional Creative Writing and Arts & Culture Management. Joe lives with his wife, Melody Madonna, in the mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, the city where he was born. 
not in the least<br />am I<br />ashamed<br /><br />to admit that<br />I have had two of his books<br />in my "stash" all of these<br />many hers & just 3 days ago<br />began my "trip" through<br /><br />w LOVE IS A DOG FROM HELL<br /><br />this guy's a Master….<br /><br />&<br /><br />his typewriter is his machine gun <br /><br />the bullets his mind/