Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen

Fifty years after his first book of poetry was published, and more than twenty years since his Book of Mercy, Leonard Cohen is back with a new collection of poems.

Reflecting Cohen's years at a Buddhist monastery on Mount Baldy, California, as well as his travels since rejoining the world, the book is heavily illustrated with his drawings. He offers muted reflections on life, aging, Buddhism and his complex relationships with women.

Some of these poems found their way as songs into the album he co-wrote with Anjani, Blue Alert.

Thoughtful, sad, lovely, and recommended