I don't know if you are all familiar with the poet Daisy Zamore, but she is officially one of my favorites. She is actually from Columbia, "where poets are considered saints" and has some great political, humanitarian poetic statements. If you haven't heard of her, check out her book "...

I really like the lyrics to this song. Simple... but deep... like everything else Cohen. I came so far for beauty left So much behind My patience and my family My masterpiece unsigned I thought I'd be rewarded For such a lonely choice And surely she would answer To such a very hopeless voice I pract...

One of my short poems for you to enjoy... or critique. :) Journey vibrating high to low through a tunnel passing over or under dodging the inner ear waits as the soul's ladder intertwining harmony wrapped within melody pivoting inner voices speak of what nothing else can speak recognize transformati...

One thing I have seen Leonard do is mentally take himself out of a situation and look at it from the third-person point of view. He does this so naturally and easily that he believes everyone does it. From this point of view, he talks to himself. As I see it, this poem is an example. I totally agre...

I don't know how many of you are true music junkies... :) But one of the things that I'm learning to love about Cohen's music is his combination of heavy folk style with almost a classical feel. I like that he is able to keep his music simple and complex at the same time, either through supporting t...

The Book of Longing is actually what introduced me to Leonard Cohen, because I follow the newer classical music. It reminds me of a genre that comes in and out of the fine arts scene... hybrid art. this is where there is a combination of art forms, etc. Between the two of these guys, there are some ...