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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.
10 gen 2012 · Selected poems, 1956-1968. by. Cohen, Leonard, 1934-. Publication date. 1968. Publisher. New York, Viking Press. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
The Works. Albums; Books; Prints; Selected Poems: 1956-1968
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.
Selected Poems includes many of the ecstatically lyric poems first published in The Spice-Box of Earth, and over one hundred poems, many with strong social and religious overtones, from three volumes previously published only in Canada.
- Leonard Cohen
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. .
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