Let Us Compare Mythologies

By Leonard Cohen

Book Overview

"There is no difference between a poem and a song. Some were songs first and some were poems first and some were simultaneous." -Leonard Cohen

Published in 1956 when he was twenty-two years old, Let Us Compare Mythologies is Leonard Cohen's first book. Long out of print, it is now available exactly as it appeared at publication as one of the four hundred copies published by the McGill Poetry Series in Canada, with its original cover and illustrations by Canadian artist Freda Guttman.

This collection features poems such as: "The Captain""To the Unknown Woman""For E.G."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061173754
• ISBN13: 9780061173752
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Revealing and wonderful : Leonard Cohen's early poetry

I anticipated enjoying Cohen's first book of poetry, after all, I have been a fan of his music for nearly 40 years. However, I was truly surprised at the wonder of his language and the emotions that the works convey. I highly recommend this volume, not only to Cohen fans, but to poetry lovers in general.