- We will send in 10–14 business days.
/images/books/3481636/9780465027590.jpg)
- Author: Roger Green
- Publisher: Basic Books
- ISBN-10: 0465027598
- ISBN-13: 9780465027590
- Format: 16.2 x 24.1 x 2.1 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Language: English
- SAVE -10% with code: EXTRA
Reviews
Description
English poet Roger Green left the safety of God, country, and whiskey to immerse himself in an austere and sober life on the Greek Island of Hydra. But when Green discovered that his terrace overlooked the garden of sixties balladeer Leonard Cohen, he became obsessed with Cohen's songs, wives, and banana tree. Hydra starts with a poem the author wrote and recited for his fifty-seventh birthday (borrowing the meter of Cohen's Suzanne, and ripe with references to the song), with Cohen's ex-partner Suzanne, who may or may not be the subject of Cohen's song, in the audience. By turns playful and philosophic, Green's unconventional memoir tells the story of his journey down the rabbit hole of obsession, as he confronts the meaning of poetry, history, and his own life. Beginning as a poetic meditation upon Leonard Cohen's bananas, Green's bardic pilgrimage takes the reader on various twists and turns until, at last, the poet accepts the joy of accepting his fate.
EXTRA 10 % discount with code: EXTRA
The promotion ends in 23d.01:40:19
The discount code is valid when purchasing from 10 €. Discounts do not stack.
- Author: Roger Green
- Publisher: Basic Books
- ISBN-10: 0465027598
- ISBN-13: 9780465027590
- Format: 16.2 x 24.1 x 2.1 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Language: English English
English poet Roger Green left the safety of God, country, and whiskey to immerse himself in an austere and sober life on the Greek Island of Hydra. But when Green discovered that his terrace overlooked the garden of sixties balladeer Leonard Cohen, he became obsessed with Cohen's songs, wives, and banana tree. Hydra starts with a poem the author wrote and recited for his fifty-seventh birthday (borrowing the meter of Cohen's Suzanne, and ripe with references to the song), with Cohen's ex-partner Suzanne, who may or may not be the subject of Cohen's song, in the audience. By turns playful and philosophic, Green's unconventional memoir tells the story of his journey down the rabbit hole of obsession, as he confronts the meaning of poetry, history, and his own life. Beginning as a poetic meditation upon Leonard Cohen's bananas, Green's bardic pilgrimage takes the reader on various twists and turns until, at last, the poet accepts the joy of accepting his fate.
Reviews