{"product_id":"a-manual-for-living-with-defeat-poetry-salon","title":"A Manual for Living with Defeat — Poetry Salon","description":"\u003cp class=\"s24\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003eTen years after Leonard Cohen’s passing, we’re gathering at the bookshop for an evening of poetry and music in his company. A poetry salon hosted by @homeofpoetry.hop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s24\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003eLong before the songs, Cohen was a poet, and his work is a mighty one: desire, doubt, mercy and the crack in everything. We borrow our title from his own line, “a manual for living with defeat,” and ask what we might add to our own manuals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s24\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003eAn intimate evening with a small group: close readings, live music, and an open floor to share a poem of your own or a moment you’ve had with his work. You don’t need to know it well, just to be curious. Come to listen, or bring a poem or a song to read or perform.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e There will be drinks, too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e And, of course, Leonard’s books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s24\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003eMonday, November 16th, 7pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salted Books Lisbon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55098631192922,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/8398\/6010\/files\/poetrysalon.jpg?v=1793302674","url":"https:\/\/saltedbookslisbon.com\/products\/a-manual-for-living-with-defeat-poetry-salon","provider":"Salted Books Lisbon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}