Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen Pat Boram This trilogy comprises an alphabet

This trilogy comprises an alphabet of trees spoken as witness to a Highland hanging

devising a transformative poetics

with the best poems tackling father-daughter relationships

the love between a parent and child – attempt to balance the darkness

Kate Parkinson

Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen Pat Boram This trilogy comprises an alphabetBook of Longing is Leonard Cohen's astonishing new collection of poems, the first since Book of Mercy was published nearly three decades ago. Leonard Cohen made his name as a poet before he came to worldwide attention as a singer and songwriter. Book of Longing, his new collection of poetry, was twenty years in the making and written in Montreal, Mumbai and during his retirement in Mt Baldy. Enhanced by Cohen's own playful and provocative