[i]Absent Friend[/i] is a new book on Leonard by Irish novelist and memoirist, John MacKenna. Leonard and MacKenna were friends for thirty years and the book draws on their conversations and Leonard's songs to produce a reflective and incisive picture of a friendship. Robert Kory writes: 'Few journa...

Between Your Love and Mine - a requiem for young people written by Leonard Cohen NATIONAL CONCERT HALL- DUBLIN - September 21st 2019. Tickets are now on sale at the National Concert Hall www.nch.ie/‎ ((01) 417 0000). The requiem was previously staged in Ireland in 2017. Between Your Love and Mine is...

Hi, there are no current plans for another run of the requiem but if that changes I will, of course, let you know. John

The cast and crew of Between Your Love and Mine with Irish President Michael D Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin (the President's home) on Fri Sept 22nd, prior to our performance for Culture Night.

Thanks Margaret for that - yes the Manchester one is signed - though the value of the signature has gone up in the intervening years !!!!

Hi Lizzy - no I've been away for quite some time and thanks for the kind words. Wendy - many thanks for the lead - coincidentally, I'd been in touch with the R.G. Gallery and they do have a few signed posters in stock, which is what I was looking for - so good news on that front and many thanks for ...

Hi, I'm trying to track down a signed poster of one of Leonard's prints - they were sold at the opening of the Manchester exhibition a number of years back. I bought two but, in the meantime, gave them away as presents. I'm now trying to find one (ideally unframed) as a gift for a particular and spe...

Hi, A very long shot. I'm trying to track down a signed poster of one of Leonard's prints. I bought two at the exhibition in Manchester a number of years back but have given both as presents in the meantime. Now I'm trying to find an unframed one for a particularly special occasion. Any ideas, leads...

I really enjoyed the Oral i- and the review you posted lonndubh.
Interesting review.

Oops - sorry Dave but I'm sure Ray and Tess would be amused.
She has a brilliant sense of humour.
Happy Christmas across the Irish Sea

Hi Dave
Not sure where the poem was cut/pasted from but there's an unfortunate, but darkly comic, typo:

"..... Nonetheless he pursues me

at the party. Having heard of my cancer
survival, he confesses a fear
of prostrate cancer."

This should read "prostate cancer."

Mat
I think the key to the
I jumped up................
lines is in the last line - which, as you say, is darkly humorous.
Habit is habitual! Even in the face of a death sentence.

Great link lonndubh. Thanks for posting it here.

Evidence is an interesting collection - wonder what you'll make of it!

John, When I saw your post heading John Clare: Crossing the Bar - I was reminded of this John Clare poem - The Poet's Death: The world is taking little heed And plods from day to day: The vulgar flourish like a weed, The learned pass away. We miss him on the summer path The lonely summer day, Where ...