‘Poetry is Just the Evidence of Life’ — Leonard Cohen Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Statement Shirt — Muscle Tank

“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.” Leonard Cohen offered this to a journalist in 1969, just as Songs of Leonard Cohen had turned the Montreal poet into a reluctant troubadour. He set a severe standard: the poem is only the ash — evidence that somewhere a life was genuinely burning.

**Bella+Canvas 3483 — Muscle Tank (Black only for now, Color finish).** A white option isn’t available from our printer at the moment — we’ll add it the moment it is. 100% combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 30 singles. Unisex muscle fit, crew neck, cut-off sleeves, wide armholes, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low, no bleach, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).