Bukowskit the only beat to have nothing to do whith the beat generation. I’ve heard Ham On Rye is amazing, if I have the title correct. I wonder have you ever read any Kerouac, or Vonnegut? Two of the most amazing writers of all time
I think Tom Waits is somewhat influenced by Bukovski as well. Did you see the movie Barfly with Mickey Roorke (an old movie that captured the Bukovski atmosphere pretty good)