Everyone has something to say. The achievement of writers is being able to suitably express their thoughts to their audience. Regarding Bukowski, you should ch

Everyone has something to say. The achievement of writers is being able to suitably express their thoughts to their audience. Regarding Bukowski, you should check out his Wikipedia page. I'll snip some highlights, and draw some conclusions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski > poet, novelist, and short story writer > Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories and six novels, eventually publishing over 60 books You don't write thousands of poems without understanding language. He may not have had a complete collegiate education, but you can be sure he ended up studying language on his own.