THE STREET. POEM and LYRICS written by LEONARD COHEN and ANJANI.

BROADSIDE of the POEM "THE STREET" which became LYRICS for the SONG "THE STREET". The poem "THE STREET" was read at a promotional event in 2006. The song "A STREET", with the revised poem as lyrics, was released in 2014. Both the early poem and the revised poem / song lyrics were written collaboratively by LEONARD COHEN and ANJANI. (ANJANI was a Backup Singer, Backup Musician, Musical Collaborator, and Lover of LEONARD COHEN.)

Broadside, 9x12 inches, deckled front edge. Published and letterpress printed by Sore Dove Press, San Francisco, 2011. First edition, limited to 125 copies (45 of which were signed, this is one of the unsigned copies).

FINE condition. It would look great framed.

Leonard Cohen died in 2016. Anjani is alive and kicking.

About ANJANI (from Wikipedia):

******Anjani Thomas, b.1959, is an American singer-songwriter and pianist, best known for her work with Leonard Cohen.

Anjani was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She later moved to New York and performed in jazz clubs before meeting producer John Lissauer who hired her to provide backup vocals on Leonard Cohen's influential song "Hallelujah". Anjani went on to tour with Cohen in 1985 as his keyboardist and backup vocalist, and worked with Cohen for many years after, lending her talents to I'm Your Man, The Future, Dear Heather and Old Ideas. She and Cohen were also lovers.

Anjani launched a solo career with the self-titled album "Anjani" in 2000 followed by "The Sacred Names" in 2001. In 2006, Cohen produced and wrote the lyrics for Anjani's album "Blue Alert".

In 2011, Anjani began working on a followup to Blue Alert, and continued her collaborations with Leonard Cohen******