Pace on Earth

Bird On The Wire

Leonard Cohen played at the Playhouse a couple of weeks ago. I am a fan of Leonard Cohen but not to the extent that some diehards are. Tickets to his Fredericton show sold out in a matter of minutes. It is also important to remember that it he hadn't toured in 14 years and this was the opening show of the tour. Whatever the reasons, I missed the boat and didn't see the show.

One of my friends did see the show and I spoke to him last night for the first time since and this little anecdote make me very disappointed that I missed the show. He relayed to me that Mr. Cohen said that he was happy to be in a historical Canadian literary hotbed and the home of Desmond Pacey. The actual quote can be seen here.

Cohen is first and foremost a poet. I'm never entirely sure what it was my Grandfather did but I do know that he was a champion of Canadian literature. I also don't fully understand the literary world and the relationship between writers and critics. Needless to say, though, critics and the people who compile anthologies (antholigizers?) are integral parts of the process. I guess respect, sometimes begrudging, would be the best way to describe it. Either way, it makes me proud.

Thank you Mr. Cohen.

Pace out.

Labels: Flashback Friday, Freddy Beach

posted by Vitamin S @ 3:12 p.m.