A family of websites from around the world devoted to the music, lyric and verse of Canadian singer/songwriter/poet/novelist Leonard Cohen. Mr. Cohen is the author of two novels including Beautiful Losers and ten volumes of poetry, including his latest Book of Longing. He has released 15 albums which included the songs "Suzanne," "Sisters Of Mercy," "Bird On The Wire," "Everybody Knows," "Closing Time," "The Future," "In My Secret Life" and "A Thousand Kisses Deep."
AS A WOOD FLOAT
CAPSIZE AS A SOUL FORGET
THE BITTERNESS OF THE TIME
IN THIS IMMENCITED OF THE OCEAN
WAS ABANDONNED, TO GIVE
SUCH AN ABYSS
DECIMED BY BOTH HORROR
BE AND IF THE AID SOMETIMES
THAT IT IS FEAR
THAT HE FORGET HIS CAUSED ALARM
AS A WOOD FLOAT
CAPSIZE AS A SOUL FORGET.
AS A WOOD FLOAT
CAPSIZE AS A SOUL FORGET
THE BITTERNESS OF THE TIME
IN THIS IMMENCITED OF THE OCEAN
WAS ABANDONNED, TO GIVE
SUCH AN ABYSS
DECIMED BY BOTH HORROR
BE AND IF THE AID SOMETIMES
THAT IT IS FEAR
THAT HE FORGET HIS CAUSED ALARM
AS A WOOD FLOAT
CAPSIZE AS A SOUL FORGET.
March 21, 2012 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 26, at 9 AM UTC/GMT (UK TIME) Looking forward to great news!!! Marie Mazur & Jarkko Arjatsalo Leonard Cohen Forum link here ----------------------------- On March 26, 9am UK time is 4am ET and 1am PT
Léonard,
My groupe is recording a little CD. In this CD we are recording Suzanne, a meetic and wonderfull song for us. We will be very happy to postit on our group Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Les-Bombyx-du-Cuvier-ou-les-vers-Ã -voix/322335911118569
I cant send you a copy of the recording (accordeon/bass and voices)
Will you accept it ?
All the best
Henri
A Song by Leonard Cohen - Love Shrine March 14, 2012 When the Piosenki polski blog today featured the lyrics and a video of Leonard Cohen's "Priests" , it reminded me of a wonderful original version that I saw performed at the Leonard Cohen Krakow Event in August, 2010. In Krakow, Henning Franz set the words of Leonard Cohen to music of his own composition. Starting ...
Irving Layton enjoying Leonard Cohenâs ânew songâ The Windows 1979 (screenshot) March 7, 2012 This March 12, 2012, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of Canada's greatest poets, Irving Layton . When Irving Layton died January 4, 2006 at the age of 93, Leonard Cohen eulogized him as âour gre...
Tribute To Leonard Cohen - Photo by Albert Monzano at a sound check in Toulouse, France 1980 March 6, 2012 The "Bards of Bywater", a newly formed group specifically to perform and record a tribute to Leonard Cohen, is soliciting financial assistance for the tribute project. WWOJ Tribute To LEONARD COHEN ( here ) Bards of Bywater "Yours For A song" tribute...
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto - March 4, 2012 Photo posted on twitter by Matthew Kirschenbaum, Associate Professor of English and Associate Director of MITH, University of Maryland Below: UofT Library photos from wikipedia The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. Robarts Library is in the background Upper floors shelving of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, viewed from the ...
Leonard Cohen's Old Ideas Billboard In Times Square, New York - March 1, 2012 Sister Esther Cohen helps publicize Old Ideas on Times Square, Feb 24/12 Photo by Linda Straub, Leonard Cohen Forum Leonard Cohen Forum member (friscogrl), Marsha White on Times Square Feb 18/12 Photo by Sarah Wells, LC concert fan ------------------- Old Ideas album cover photo by Kezban Ozcan Esther Cohen photo, thanks to Marie Maz...
Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Keith Richards and Chuck Berry prior to the PEN New England Awards for Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence in the Presidentâs Room. (Rick Friedman/Kennedy Library Foundation) â at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum . February 29, 2012 It seems all the fun and good times at the PEN NE awards took place bef...
Mike Scoble, Adam Cohen, Michael Chaves (screenshot) February 26, 2012 The Leonard Cohen Newswire on Facebook had an enticing post that drew my attention. A cover of Leonard Cohen's Tower of Song by his son Adam Cohen. And a surprise (and amazing) performance by someone from the UHTC. I couldn't resist and watched the featured video, Adam Cohen, P...
A Film By Wim Wenders - February 10, 2012 Whenever I hear the name of acclaimed German documentary filmmaker, Wim Wenders , I always think of Leonard Cohen. Wim Wenders set his film perspective on post-9/11 America, Land Of Plenty in his home of Los Angeles and to the music of two other L.A. residents, Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson. Leonard Cohen performs both the ti...
