Listening to Songs of Leonard Cohen: singing sadness to sadness in these anxious times

Jen Webb

Listening to Songs of Leonard Cohen: singing sadness to sadness in these anxious times

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Abstract

"In our series Art for Trying Times, authors nominate a work they turn to for solace
or perspective during this pandemic."
If anyone can express the particularities of distress, it is surely the artists; and they
are surely needed at times like the present – times when uncertainty, anxiety and, for
too many people, bitter loss are the order of the day.

Original language	English
Pages	1-7
Number of pages	7
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation Paperpress
Publication status	Published - 28 Jul 2020

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Listening to Songs of Leonard Cohen: singing sadness to sadness in these anxious times

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