| Selected Poems 1956-1968 | |
| Author: | Leonard Cohen |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart |
| Pub Date: | 1968 |
| Pages: | 245 |
| Isbn: | 0-7710-2212-3 |
Selected Poems 1956–1968 is Leonard Cohen's fifth collection of poetry, first published in 1968 by McClelland & Stewart in Canada, and his first book to be published after his debut as a recording artist in December 1967. It was also the first of Cohen's poetry books to be published in the US (by Viking), and offered twenty new poems along with a selection from earlier volumes. Many were hand-picked by Cohen's long-time girlfriend Marianne Ihlen.[1] Published in June, the work sold 20,000 copies over the summer.[2]