Leonard Cohen poems

Résumé

A magnificent selection of song lyrics and poems from across the storied carreer of one of the most daring and affecting gpoet-songwriters in the world.

In the more than half century since his first book of poems was published, Leonard Cohen has evolved into an international cult figure who transcends genres and genarations. This anthology contains a cross section of his five decades of influencial work, including sunch legendary songs as "Suzanne", "Sisters of Mercy", "Bird in the Wire", "Famous Blue Raincoat" and "I'm Your Man" and searingly memorable poems from his many acclaimed poetry collection, including "Flowers For Htiler", "Beautiful losers", and "Death of a Lady's man". Encompassing the erotic and the melancholy, the mystical and the sardonic, this volume showcases a writer of dazzling intelligence and live-wire emotional immediacy.