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Selected Poems, 1956-1968

by Leonard Cohen · 1968

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Published in 1956 to immediate acclaim, Leonard Cohen's first published book contains poems written between the ages of fifteen and twenty. Now new generations of readers will rediscover not only the early, though no less accomplished and passionate, work of one of our most beloved writers, but poetry that resonates loudly with relevance today.

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1960s1960sMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 245 pages
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