A pitch-perfect speech by a great and humble poet. So much said in so few words.
And the most moving tribute paid to his accidental guitar teacher in the early 1960s, a young man from Spain in Montreal who gave him three lessons and then vanished.
"It was those six chords, it was that guitar pattern, that has been the basis of all my songs."
https://youtu.be/VIR5ps8usuo?si=I7wYHNwiETvRCh-V
Remembering Leonard Cohen, 21 Sept 1934 -- 7 Nov 2016.
#LeonardCohen
#poetry #oratory #guitar #instruments #teachers
"Stay curious!" Today I experimented with this prototype of a portable pocket shrine or lucky charm. The piece can be hung open on the wall or carried as a small bag, or even worn around the neck with a ribbon. Inspired by 19th century #Breverl, by art books, amulets, old meditation pictures, and cabinets of curiosities. Could there be people who buy such things?
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal green dome through trees under storm cloud sky, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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#oratory #church #dome #architecture #travel #mountroyal #Montreal #Canada #Photography
I now declare this mammut open!
The International Society for the History of Rhetoric is now also present in the fediverse. Just look us up [at]ishrhet[at]zirk.us. More elaborate intro-toot will follow soon.