Garden of songsSeptember 6, 2008 Pieter(Johannesburg) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This volume consists of five sections: Let Us Compare Mythologies, The Spice-Box of Earth, Flowers for Hitler, Parasites of Heaven & New Poems. Suzanne is here called Suzanne Takes You Down, and there's an embryonic version of True Love Leaves No Traces, a beautiful song from his album Death of a Ladies' Man, titled As The Mist Leaves No Scar.
The poem The Only Tourist In Havana Turns His Thoughts Homeward (1961) reminds me of his song Stories of the Street on the album Songs of Leonard Cohen that also deals with a visit to Havana. Queen Victoria And Me appears on the 1973 album Live Songs as Queen Victoria.
The poem It's Good To Sit With People mentions the obscure 1960's singer-songwriter Tim Hardin (the same guy or a relative inspired Dylan's album title John Wesley Harding).
I love Cohen's imagery and I enjoy most of these poems; it's essential for devoted Cohen fans. The book concludes with an index of first lines. It's just not the same without the tunes, his voice and those angelic female vocals ...
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