Dance Me to the End of Love is the perfect book for art lovers, song lovers, and all other lovers as well. Selected Poems includes many of the ecstatically lyric poems first published in The Spice-Box of Earth, and over one hundred poems, many with strong social and. "I had this dance within me for a long time," Matisse once said in describing one of his murals. Originally recorded on his Various Positions album, and featured in Cohen's anthology, Stranger Music, this poetic song is gloriously married to the art works by Henri Matisse, perhaps the greatest artist of the twentieth century. With the art of Matisse and the words of Cohen still at the heart of the book, the new look and feel of this Art & Poetry book is overwhelmingly beautiful.Ĭohen's song is a lyrical tribute to the miracle of love, the grace it bestows on us and its healing, restorative power. The Spanish award was not the first in recognition of his gifts as a poet he has received others, and was awarded a Canadian Governor General’s Award for his Selected Poems 1956-68 in. Now for its 10-year anniversary, Welcome is thrilled to present the entirely re-imagined and redesigned Dance Me to the End of Love. 10 years ago, Welcome Books published the star of its Art & Poetry Series, Dance Me to the End of Love, a deliriously romantic song by Leonard Cohen that was brilliantly visualized through the sensual paintings of Henri Matisse.
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