Poems and Songs

A magnificent selection of song lyrics and poems from across the storied career of one of the most daring and affecting poet-ongwriters in the world.<br><br>In the more than half century since his first book of poems was published, Leonard Cohen has evolved into an international cult figure who transcends genres and generations. This anthology contains a cross section of his five decades of influential work, including such legendary songs as &quot;Suzanne,&quot; &quot;Sisters of Mercy,&quot; &quot;Bird on the Wire,&quot; &quot;Famous Blue Raincoat,&quot; and &quot;I'm Your Man&quot; and searingly memorable poems from his many acclaimed poetry collections, including <i>Flowers for Hitler, Beautiful Losers, </i>and <i>Death of a Lady's Man.</i> Encompassing the erotic and the melancholy, the mystical and the sardonic, this volume showcases a writer of dazzling intelligence and live-wire emotional immediacy.