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Article #819611

Re: 'Tis May Now in New England / Bliss Carman

#819611
From: General Zod
Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2022 14:13
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On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 8:46:23 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 8:43:18 AM UTC-4, michaelmalef...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 12:58:37 AM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> > > On 2022-05-30 10:11 p.m., Will Dockery wrote:
> >
> > > > Your ignorance is showing again, Pendragon.
> > > >
> > > > Leonard Cohen was a successful poet years before he became a Folk Rock singer.
> > > >
> > > Indeed he was.
> > >
> > > "In 1961, McClelland & Stewart published Cohen's 2nd collection, The
> > > Spice-Box of Earth (1961), which received rave reviews and sold out its
> > > 1st printing. The book made him a public figure in Canada.[12] The book
> > > also helped Cohen gain critical recognition as an important new voice in
> > > Canadian poetry. Cohen biographer Ira Nadel stated that "reaction to the
> > > finished book was enthusiastic and admiring.... The critic Robert Weaver
> > > found it powerful and declared that Cohen was 'probably the best young
> > > poet in English Canada right now.'"[13]
> > >
> > You're cherry picking, George. The same article notes that even 5 years later, his career as a poet was still "disappointing."
> Leonard Cohen was a poet years before he became a singer, so at least you know now that you're wrong.
> > >
> > > He's probably better known as a singer/songwriter, but anyone who's
> > > learned anything about Cohen knows that he was a poet first.

Exactly....

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