The title is a code for how to locate the song on the recording or set list. When a writer is quoted, it is from the body of his/her work.
A poem without a title is still a poem. A title without a poem is NOTHING.
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- Sat May 03, 2014 3:15 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen 80 years on September 21, 2014
- Topic: How to celebrate Leonard's 80th birthday
- Replies: 387
- Views: 183095
- Fri May 02, 2014 3:41 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen 80 years on September 21, 2014
- Topic: How to celebrate Leonard's 80th birthday
- Replies: 387
- Views: 183095
Re: How to celebrate Leonard's 80th birthday
Who is it that we are seeking to honor on his 80th birthday? If it is Leonard Cohen, then I suggest that we honor his choice of a line in the body of his work. Leonard Cohen wrote the line as "I came so far for beauty." Each word in the line is important, and he did not choose to omit any ...
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:16 am
- Forum: Leonard Cohen 80 years on September 21, 2014
- Topic: How to celebrate Leonard's 80th birthday
- Replies: 387
- Views: 183095
Re: How to celebrate Leonard's 80th birthday
I am delighted to contribute. Please don't leave off the "I" at the beginning of the line of poetry, even though it isn't in the title. Leonard is so meticulous about his writing, and to me the "I" refers not only to the poet and the singer, but also to the reader or listener. It...
- Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:54 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: close-up photo of leonard
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6953
Re: close-up photo of leonard
Regarding the color of Leonard's eyes, there is a copy of his first passport, issued on October 29, 1959, in Ira B. Nadel's book, "Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen." The passport states that the color of his eyes is HAZEL. According to the Oxford dictionary, hazel is "a redd...
- Sat Sep 21, 2013 5:53 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Happy Birthday Leonard!!
- Replies: 184
- Views: 55839
Re: Happy Birthday Leonard!!
Happy Birthday, Mr. Cohen, from a longtime fan who is also in her 80th decade, and lives by your advice,
"Don't dwell on what
has passed away
or what is yet to be."
May your special day and years to come be filled with love.
"Don't dwell on what
has passed away
or what is yet to be."
May your special day and years to come be filled with love.