Book of Mercy

Face me to the rays of love, O source of light, or face me to the majesty of your darkness, but not here, do not leave me here, where death is forgotten, and the new thing grins. My plan was to read a great Canadian book on the first of July, my dear Canadian friend, Carolyn helped me to choose The S......more

I don't always understand Leonard Cohen. Sometimes his references are too deep or not in my pool of knowledge, but even when i don't understand his words, i understand the feelings. This book is written in prose, but it is pure poetry. To be more exact, it is psalms. A soul crying out for understand......more

Cohen sings from the gap. He knows exactly what his pain is all about, but that doesn't stop him from feeling it. He prays to a masculine God, which does not resonate so much for me, personally, but he is a Jewish man who believes in the Judeo-Christian divinity, and he sure isn't alone in that so I......more

One of his most personal books of poetry. The Jewish symbolism and discourse is truly touching and his use of language is, as always, powerful. Leonard Cohen passed away this week and I could not ask for a more appropriate book to mourn him with. Rest In peace 'World's Last Troubadour'. Second read (......more

Oude review: Deze was te hoog gegrepen, ik begreep eigenlijk vrij weinig van deze proza. Mooi geschreven, dat wel. Nieuwe review: Oude TJ was een sukkel, luister niet naar oude TJ. Dit boek is geweldig. Ik begrijp het nu; ik las te snel. Deze gedichten zijn bedoeld gelezen te worden met zorgvuldige o......more