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Selected Poems 1956–1968 is Leonard Cohen's fifth collection of poetry, first published in 1968 by McClelland & Stewart in Canada, and his first book to be published after his debut as a recording artist in December 1967.
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10. Jan. 2012 · Selected poems, 1956-1968. by. Cohen, Leonard, 1934-. Publication date. 1968. Publisher. New York, Viking Press. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
The Selected Poems contains selections from his first four books of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies (1956), The Spice-Box of Earth (1961), Flowers for Hitler (1964), and Parasites of Heaven (1966), as well as a few previously uncollected poems from the years 1966-1968.
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Leonard Cohen: Selected Poems 1956-1968. Mass Market Paperback – June 26, 1968. Leonard Cohen poet-novelist-songwriter-singer. In his eloquent search for what he calls a "state of grace" -the kind of balance with which one rises to the chaos around him- Leonard Cohen eludes the restrictions of genres and generations.
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Summary. A good selection from the early books, with only very slight revisions, and a small section of interesting "New Poems" in a plainer style. It was for this volume that Cohen won the Governor-General's Award (Canada's highest literary distinction), which he declined. .
Published in 1956 to immediate acclaim, Leonard Cohen’s first published book contains poems written between the ages of fifteen and twenty. Now new generations of readers will rediscover not only the early, though no less accomplished and passionate, work of one of our most beloved writers, but poetry that resonates loudly with relevance ...
