This was posted by ahasuerus as his first and only thread/comment in the Comments & Questions section. It's extremely interesting and relevant, and no matter where you may decide it rightfully goes, it warrants greater visibility than just sitting there. And 1964!!! Before it was even possible for him to be publicly introduced as a singer-songwriter-musician. I love the timing of its coming out... as his very and most recent album being heralded as, perhaps, the greatest of his career. This runs a few minutes over one hour. And, boy, does it go fast! So, for those serious Leonard Cohen fans, particularly from a literary perspective, this is as ahasuerus introduced it:
At the link, it is described as:You may be interested in listening to a digitized audio file of a symposium that took place in the library where I work, with Adele Wiseman, Melech Ravitch, Ruth Wisse, and Leonard Cohen.
These perspectives... what a treasure for all that has followed in Leonard's career. Being spoken of here as a writer [only]; at that time, no references available for introducing him as a songwriter. Leonard, self-effacing and humourous, as always. Delightful! Listen to those preceding him, to appreciate his comments in a context that makes them even more enjoyable! Even more so, Leonard's observations are expressed poetically and profoundly with keen intellect. With such a broad sense of history and the world and the personal, as well as the eternal, so unlike how the three others expressed their views.Symposium for English Language Jewish Writers (June 7th, 1964) Part 1 with Adele Wiseman, Jewish Public Library of Montreal, Ruth Roskies-Wisse, Melech Ravitch and Leonard Cohen
Leonard's words bear listening to multiple times. He's brilliant. Now, and then, as now. As always, his profound comments and views. His portion bears listening to multiple times.
https://archive.org/details/SymposiumFo ... 4Part1With
