poem "The Book of Longing"

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"The Book of Longing" is a reflective, lyrical poem by Leonard Cohen that explores themes of desire, spirituality, aging, and introspection in his characteristically spare, musical language.

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instanceOf literaryWork ⓘ
poem ⓘ
associatedWith Canadian literature ⓘ
contemporary poetry ⓘ
author Leonard Cohen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Canada ⓘ
creator Leonard Cohen ⓘ
explores human longing ⓘ
the passage of time ⓘ
the relationship between body and soul ⓘ
the search for meaning ⓘ
focusesOn inner life ⓘ
memory ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
genre lyric poetry ⓘ
reflective poetry ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality Canadian ⓘ
hasForm free verse ⓘ
short lines ⓘ
hasInfluenceFrom Buddhist thought ⓘ
Jewish mysticism ⓘ
songwriting tradition ⓘ
hasNarrativeVoice first person ⓘ
hasPerspective philosophical ⓘ
retrospective ⓘ
isAbout the experience of aging ⓘ
the persistence of desire ⓘ
the tension between sacred and profane love ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement modern literature ⓘ
literaryPeriod late 20th century ⓘ
relatedWork Cohen’s songwriting ⓘ
Leonard Cohen ⓘ
style musical language ⓘ
spare language ⓘ
theme aging ⓘ
desire ⓘ
introspection ⓘ
spirituality ⓘ
tone intimate ⓘ
meditative ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
usesDevice imagery ⓘ
repetition ⓘ
symbolism ⓘ

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Book of Longing → hasPart → poem "The Book of Longing" ⓘ
The Night of Santiago → appearsIn → Book of Longing (poetry collection) ⓘ
subject linked to: poem "The Night of Santiago"
linked to: poem "The Book of Longing"
Book of Longing → usesTextFrom → Leonard Cohen's book "Book of Longing" ⓘ
linked to: poem "The Book of Longing"