Leonard Cohen You’re Our Man.

Three great writers will share their work: Meredith Darling, Jeffrey Mackie, and Michael Mirolla. Diamond Bookstore, 5035 Sherbrooke West.

The Foundation for Public Poetry/Fondation Poésie Publique is planning a trip to California to promote the “Leonard Cohen You’re Our Man” book at a reading in Los Angeles in Spring 2010. The reading and book tour will be a Canada/U.S. cooperative cultural tour. Net proceeds from this tour will go toward the Leonard Cohen Poet-In-Residence program at Westmount High School.

Our goal is to take a bus from Montreal to Los Angeles and hold readings at various locations along the way. Canadian poets who are represented in the book will travel across the continent to meet up with California poets in the book at a special L.A. reading.

In order to accomplish this goal much help is needed. We currently seek poets interested in participating, and persons willing to help with financial and logistical support.

The tour will be an opportunity for Canadian poets, for Canadian organizations wishing to promote themselves in the U.S., and for generating international cooperation and friendship.

If you have any interest in being a part of this initiative, please contact Jack at publicpoetry@gmail.com

Okay, it’s not Leonard per se, but the print, Back in Montreal, Cohen generously  donated to help fund the L.C. Poet in Residence program at Westmount High.

The poetry supporter and purchaser is none other than Lawrence Klein, poet and Vice President, Thought Technology Ltd. the world’s leading Biofeedback /Neurofeedback manufacturer. Holding the lithograph “Back In Montreal” is Public Poetry’s Jack Locke.

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Thanks to Poetry Quebec for doing a write up. The full story with many photos at:

http://www.poetry-quebec.com/pq/article/article_95.shtml

Cake by Patisserie Yuki, Photo © Poetry Quebec

Editor Locke with Friesens representative Dominic Papineau. Photo © Poetry Quebec

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75 of the world’s best poets reflect on the poetry of Leonard Cohen.

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All proceeds go to the Foundation for Public Poetry’s Leonard Cohen Poet-In-Residence program.

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Box 23044

5038 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, QC.

Canada. H4A 1S7

The Leonard Cohen Poet-In-Residence program hits the national airwaves:

http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/AS_IT_HAPPENS/20090921.shtml

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TORONTO

“…just want to say it was a fabulous event last night… And the anthology looks wonderful. I am pleased to be a part of it. The readings went swell and there was also cake…” — Toronto poet, Desi di Nardo

” The launch for the anthology, Leonard Cohen: You’re Our Man–75 poets reflect on the poetry of Leonard Cohen, was a great success. The room downstairs at Type Books was packed. Literary portraits on the walls, including one of Irving Layton, looked on benignly as we read. As MC, I opened the event with “Once Having Known You” to celebrate the birthday. This sound poem, which the whole gang performed together as an instant orchestra, appeared, co-incidentally, in my anthologized piece. Robert Priest also had the crowd participate in his “Leonard Koans”. Surprisingly enough, the erotic was a dominant theme among the women readers. Max Layton was the only person present who’d actually met our man Leonard, though Goran Simic came a near miss). Sales were brisk, and there was much signing of anthologies by all the poets present. We had our words and ate them too: the cakes, both chocolate and carrot, were delicious. And yes, we sang “Happy Birthday!” to Leonard, and, it turned out, to Laurie Graham, who shares his birthday. Reading were Rachel Delph, Desi di Nardo, Catherine Graham, Laurie Graham, Heather Jessop, Penn Kemp, Max Layton, Robert Priest, Goran Simic and Marcel Soulliere. Thanks to our esteemed editor, J. J. Locke of Foundation for Public Poetry/Fondation Poésie Publique, and Type Books for the grand occasion to celebrate Leonard Cohen… and poetry! — Poet Penn Kemp

WESTMOUNT/MONTREAL

“LEONARD COHEN YOU’RE OUR MAN” BOOK LAUNCH

(see second montreal event – Sept. 21 – below)

18 GREAT POETS
7:30 PM
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009
Westmount High School Auditorium
4350 Ste. Catherine St. West
Westmount, Quebec.

Cover by Monica Hellstrom

Adult Tickets $5 Students free

Book poets who have confirmed to attend include: Meredith Darling, Ann Weinstein, Jason Camlot, Ann Lloyd, David Solway, Donna Yates-Adelman, Michael Mirolla, Jeffrey Mackie, Angela Leuck, John Fretz, Grace Moore, Rona Feldman Shefler, Sue Borgersen, erika n. white, Sandra Sjollema, Brian Campbell, Eleni Zisimatos, and Westmount teacher Ryan Ruddick!

Proceeds to the “Leonard Cohen Poet In Residence” program to benefit the students of Westmount High(Leonard’s old high school.)

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

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EDMONTON

Edmonton poet Allison Akgungor will help launch the Leonard Cohen You’re Our Man book in Edmonton at the Sept. 18 Leonard Cohen Night, “A Tower of Song” concert, Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.

The concert features Leonard’s son musician Adam Cohen.

Info at: http://www.leonardcohennights.org/ Expected audience at this event will be 1,500 – 2,000 persons.

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WESTMOUNT/MONTREAL

Leonard Cohen 75th Birthday Gala and Silent Auction

Limited Edition Print to be auctioned at Gala

7 P.M. Monday, Sept. 21
Atwater Library Auditorium, 1200 Atwater Ave.
To reserve Tickets($75), call (514) 484-9958

A special guest, David Seaman, is flying in from Statesboro, Georgia for the Gala. He will read his poem, ‘Waiting for Barbara,’ inspired by “Waiting for Marianne” from Leonard Cohen’s “Flowers for Hitler.” In addition, we will have Rona Feldman Shefler (a former classmate of Cohen’s,) Erica Ruth Kelly, Jessica Mailas, Ehab Lotayef, erica n. white, Paris Elizabeth Sea, Blossom Thom, Ann Weinstein, WESTMOUNT HIGH teacher Ryan Ruddick, Sandra Stephenson, Linda Marics, Marcia Goldberg, Grace Moore, Meredith Darling, Lydia Lockett, Katherine Beeman, Nelly Roffé, Phyllis Guss, Michael Mirolla, Denis Brault, & Sandra Sjollema.

All proceeds from the Gala and Silent Auction will support the Leonard Cohen Poet-In-Residence Program at Westmount High(Leonard’s old high school.)

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TORONTO

A Leonard Cohen You’re Our Man book launch will be held at :

7 PM, Monday, Sept. 21

TYPE BOOKS

883 Queen St West. <www.typebooks.ca>

Featuring; Rachel Delph, Goran Simic, Laurie Graham, Penn Kemp, Marcel Soulliere, Max Layton, and Catherine Graha.