I almost went to bed… by Leonard Cohen I almost went to bed
without remembering
the four white violets
I put in the button-hole
of your green sweater
and how I kissed you then
and you kissed me
shy as though I’d
never been your lover Art by Sophie Jackson
Recommended listening: May - Saad Follows Always Waiting - Michael Kiwanuka
Links of the Day: Madame Tutli-Putli What makes novelist Anjum Hasan a writer of poems but not a poet?
My Place: Devendra Banhart + the full 'My Place' series on Nowness Brain Pickings: Austin Kleon on 10 Things Every Creative Person Should Remember But We Often Forget