Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs celebrates the astonishing
career of Leonard Cohen, revered around the world as one of the great
visionaries, writers, performers, and most consistently daring
songwriters.
Cohen's career began in 1956 with the publication of Let Us Compare
Mythologies, and he has since published mulitple books of
poems--including The Spice-Box of Earth, Death of a Lady's Man, and
*Book of Mercy--*and has made numerous albums, becoming one of the most
popular and influential artists in Canada, the United States, and
Europe.
His first record, The Songs of Leonard Cohen, released in 1967, was a
remarkable musical début and introduced some of his most famous songs,
including "Suzanne," "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye," and "Sisters
of Mercy." From then, and with each subsequent album, he earned the
status as one of the most dazzlingly literate songwriters of our time.
Stranger Music brings together for the first time a comprehensive
selection of Leonard Cohen's song lyrics and his poetry, including some
poems not previously published. This landmark edition demonstrates the
range and depth of Cohen's work, revealing an extraordinary gift of
language that speaks with rare clarity, passion, and timelessness.
