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Elizabeth Laishley reports from Calgary:

"The Society of Poets, Bards and Storytellers had a good turnout of 75 people at Annie's Book Company yesterday evening. To a crowded room with bookshelves pushed against walls and my Cohen Paintings on easles everywhere to set the mood, over 25 poets came prepared with their assignment, which was a short Haiku for Hanukkah and some poems with Leonard Cohen as the subject. In their 5 minutes assigned timespan, Cohen was praised, worshipped, imitated and roasted in original verses by Poets, males and females of all ages. Even so the audience often whooped with laughter, it was apparent that for all the present poets Leonard Cohen was an inspiration, mentor and respected figure who had played an important part in their craft.

Elizabeth"
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