>Does anyone know more about the relationship between Bukowski and Martin, IMO his deal with Martin made it so Bukowski was able to write full time in the late

>Does anyone know more about the relationship between Bukowski and Martin, IMO his deal with Martin made it so Bukowski was able to write full time in the later years of his life. Otherwise he may have had to still work at the Post Office and only be able to write part time. >and why Martin would be revered today? Why he would have supporters? Why he would even need supporters? He's revered because he (Black Sparrow Press) published many works by authors who would have otherwise never gotten a publishing deal. His supporters are most likely fans of the authors he published and those from the San Francisco Beat Generation. He, and Black Sparrow Press, had/have a close relationship with City Lights Books and Lawrence Ferlinghetti.