the flame poems notebooks lyrics drawings

I wish he had seen it to completion-not because it would have been a better book in his hands, more realized and more generous and more shapely, or because it would have more closely resembled him and the form he had in mind for this offering to his readers, but because it was what he was staying alive to do, his sole breathing purpose at the end. This volume contains my father’s final efforts as a poet. If you believe the copy of this e-book you are reading infringes on the author’s copyright, please notify the publisher at: us./piracy. Copyright infringement is against the law. You may not make this e-book publicly available in any way. The author and publisher have provided this e-book to you for your personal use only. To receive special offers, bonus content,Īnd info on new releases and other great reads,įor email updates on the author, click here. But “each page of paper that he blackened,” in the words of his son, “was lasting evidence of a burning soul.” Read more “It was what he was staying alive to do, his sole breathing purpose at the end.” “This volume contains my father’s final efforts as a poet,” writes Cohen’s son, Adam Cohen, in his foreword. Featuring poems, excerpts from his private notebooks, lyrics, and hand-drawn self-portraits, The Flame offers an unprecedentedly intimate look inside the life and mind of a singular artist.Ī reckoning with a life lived deeply and passionately, with wit and panache, The Flame is a valedictory work. The Flame is the final work from Leonard Cohen, the revered poet and musician whose fans span generations and whose work is celebrated throughout the world. “There are very, very few people who occupy the ground that Leonard Cohen walks on.” -BONO One of Daily Mail and Financial Times's Best Books of 2018. Named a Fall Read by Vogue, Esquire, The Washington Post, TIME, Vanity Fair and O, the Oprah Magazine.

The flame poems notebooks lyrics drawings