Leonard Cohen’s Greek destiny: It was the promise of a suntan that brought him to Hydra
Who knew that a random conversation with a bank teller on a dreary, dank September afternoon in London would have such a profound impact on a you...
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Hydra: Sketches of the Mind
John Zervos, a lifelong Hydra-phile, recalls an extraordinary place th...
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Fragments of Perfect Anarchy: the story of an 18th...
In the sixties Hydra became an artists’ colony, even Leonard Cohen cou...
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Why you should read Polly Samson’s book on Hydra, A Theatre for Dreamers
A brilliant read, full of humour and spontaneity, Polly Samson’s skilled writing offers a fascinating, often voyeuristic account of the sexual jealousy, alcoholism, and bohemian lifestyle that pervaded the creative set in 1960’s Hydra. Recounted through Erica, the daughter of Australia’s tragic literary couple, writers George Johnston and...
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“Hydra gave Cohen the life he craved…”
Leonard Cohen, Hydra's most famous son, would have been 86 this week. Hydra also gave Leonard Cohen the love of his life, Marianne Ihlen, a Norwegian beauty who inspired two of his famous songs, “Bird on the Wire” and “So long, Marianne”. This beautiful extract from an article written by David Remnick in the New Yorker – one of the last s...
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