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Leonard Cohen


What makes a 'Leonard Cohen Writing Retreat'?
Leonard Cohen found his writer's voice on Hydra, now you too are invited to come and rejoice as you reclaim yours - as Leonard sang "Ring the bells that still can ring! Joanne Fedler has harnessed a lifelong fascination with Leonard Cohen's lyrics into a five-day writing retreat on the island of Hydra. During the workshops, you will take up the invitations in his language to break our old patterns, experiment with things unkempt with wildness and search for our own secret ch
Mar 195 min read


Half the Perfect World: Socialising at Katsikas
There was no shortage of venues for Hydra’s expatriates to gather for socialising, drinking, gossiping, arguing and flirting...
Feb 14, 20255 min read


Leonard Cohen on Hydra
When Leonard Cohen recalled his Greek Island home of Hydra it was with a sense of its romantic and erotic promise ...
Jan 23, 20255 min read
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