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Which Poems Include The Line How The Light Gets In?
2025-10-27 19:44:16
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Ruby
2025-10-28 14:23:25
Bright, chatty voice here — I go hunting for lines like this because lyrics and poetry leak into everything I love. The precise phrase 'how the light gets in' is most directly traceable to Leonard Cohen’s 'Anthem', where the lyric 'There is a crack in everything / That's how the light gets in' is a small, perfect nugget of consolation. I’ve seen that couplet used as an epigraph in contemporary poetry collections, and tons of writers cite it when they’re talking about healing, imperfection, or resilience.
If you're tracing the phrase across poems, the exact wording tends to be Cohen’s, while other poets borrow the image—think of how Rumi is often quoted with 'the wound is the place where the light enters you.' That’s a cousin idea, not the same line, but the two get tangled in the collective imagination. Personally, I love how the line travels: it pops up in liner notes, blog posts, and on the margins of journals where someone scribbled it down during a late-night read.
If you're tracing the phrase across poems, the exact wording tends to be Cohen’s, while other poets borrow the image—think of how Rumi is often quoted with 'the wound is the place where the light enters you.' That’s a cousin idea, not the same line, but the two get tangled in the collective imagination. Personally, I love how the line travels: it pops up in liner notes, blog posts, and on the margins of journals where someone scribbled it down during a late-night read.
Kelsey
2025-10-29 09:08:00
That line crops up most famously in Leonard Cohen's stirring lyric 'Anthem' — the exact stanza reads, in its simplest form, 'There is a crack in everything / That's how the light gets in.' I always get a little nostalgic when I hear it, because Cohen manages to fold grief, wryness, and hard-earned hope into a single couplet. 'Anthem' appears on his 1992 album 'The Future' and shows up in collections of his lyrics and poetry, so if you're tracing the origin of that phrase in modern verse, that's the place to start.
Beyond Cohen, the phrase has become almost a meme of consolation: poets, essayists, and writers often borrow, paraphrase, or place that exact line as an epigraph to signal repair, resilience, or beauty born from brokenness. You’ll see it used across memorial pieces, spiritual essays, wedding readings, and in contemporary poetry collections as a nod to the same idea — sometimes quoted verbatim, sometimes tweaked to fit a different cadence. Because of that cultural diffusion, many readers encounter 'how the light gets in' in contexts that are not directly from a poem but from the way poets and writers reuse lines they love.
I should also mention the connection people draw between Cohen's line and ideas like kintsugi or spiritual metaphors about light and cracks: it's why the phrase pops up in non-poetic writing too. I’ve spotted it as an epigraph in poetry books and in prose collections that riff on repair and imperfection, and it often anchors a poem that wants to be hopeful without being saccharine. For my part, every time I read that line I feel a soft tug — it's honest about damage but refuses despair, and that blend is why poets and readers keep lifting it into new work.
Beyond Cohen, the phrase has become almost a meme of consolation: poets, essayists, and writers often borrow, paraphrase, or place that exact line as an epigraph to signal repair, resilience, or beauty born from brokenness. You’ll see it used across memorial pieces, spiritual essays, wedding readings, and in contemporary poetry collections as a nod to the same idea — sometimes quoted verbatim, sometimes tweaked to fit a different cadence. Because of that cultural diffusion, many readers encounter 'how the light gets in' in contexts that are not directly from a poem but from the way poets and writers reuse lines they love.
I should also mention the connection people draw between Cohen's line and ideas like kintsugi or spiritual metaphors about light and cracks: it's why the phrase pops up in non-poetic writing too. I’ve spotted it as an epigraph in poetry books and in prose collections that riff on repair and imperfection, and it often anchors a poem that wants to be hopeful without being saccharine. For my part, every time I read that line I feel a soft tug — it's honest about damage but refuses despair, and that blend is why poets and readers keep lifting it into new work.
Declan
2025-10-29 23:53:32
Short and to the point: the most prominent place that exact formulation — 'how the light gets in' — appears is in Leonard Cohen's lyric 'Anthem' (famously sung on his album 'The Future'), which contains the line 'That's how the light gets in.' After Cohen, the phrase has been widely borrowed as epigraphs, paraphrases, and thematic echoes across poems and prose pieces dealing with repair, loss, and hope.
Because it's become a cultural touchstone, you’ll find the phrase scattered in contemporary poetry collections, essays, and book titles, sometimes quoted directly and other times adapted to fit a poet’s own rhythm. It’s one of those lines that moves out of its original song/poem and into the broader vocabulary of writers looking for a compact, luminous image — and I, for one, adore how it's re-used and reshaped.
Because it's become a cultural touchstone, you’ll find the phrase scattered in contemporary poetry collections, essays, and book titles, sometimes quoted directly and other times adapted to fit a poet’s own rhythm. It’s one of those lines that moves out of its original song/poem and into the broader vocabulary of writers looking for a compact, luminous image — and I, for one, adore how it's re-used and reshaped.
Ulysses
2025-10-30 04:38:23
Older bookish me here, cataloging echoes: the exact clause 'that's how the light gets in' originates in Leonard Cohen’s lyric-poem 'Anthem', and because Cohen crossed the boundary between poet and songwriter the line migrated quickly into poetry anthologies, spoken-word sets, and literary essays. But the migration isn’t only literal: many poems use the image of light entering through a break or wound without repeating Cohen’s diction. For example, translations of Rumi, and many modern lyric poets, explore almost identical metaphors — opening, fracture, illumination — while keeping distinct phrasing.
What fascinates me is how the line acts as both a quotation and a theme. You’ll encounter it as an epigraph in collections, as a phrase in critical essays, and as a whispered nod in new poems that want to signal humility and hope. It’s a beautiful case of a single phrase growing into a cultural touchstone, and I still find it comforting when I run across it in margins or album notes.
What fascinates me is how the line acts as both a quotation and a theme. You’ll encounter it as an epigraph in collections, as a phrase in critical essays, and as a whispered nod in new poems that want to signal humility and hope. It’s a beautiful case of a single phrase growing into a cultural touchstone, and I still find it comforting when I run across it in margins or album notes.
Quentin
2025-10-31 05:51:29
A little spark of lyric stays with me: the most famous place that line appears is in Leonard Cohen's song-poem 'Anthem'. The verse goes, 'There is a crack in everything / That's how the light gets in,' and it's one of those lines that people quote the way others quote a proverb. Cohen put it on the album 'The Future', and because he worked as a poet and songwriter, the line lives in both music and poetry circles.
Beyond Cohen, you’ll see that exact phrase echoed all over modern writing — essays, memoirs, and even the titles of books and poems that riff on the idea. There’s also a long history of similar images: Rumi’s well-known translation about the wound being where the light enters comes to mind, and plenty of contemporary poets borrow that same metaphor. If you’re tracking the literal words 'how the light gets in,' Cohen is the origin most readers recognize, but the sentiment threads through many other pieces I read and treasure.
Beyond Cohen, you’ll see that exact phrase echoed all over modern writing — essays, memoirs, and even the titles of books and poems that riff on the idea. There’s also a long history of similar images: Rumi’s well-known translation about the wound being where the light enters comes to mind, and plenty of contemporary poets borrow that same metaphor. If you’re tracking the literal words 'how the light gets in,' Cohen is the origin most readers recognize, but the sentiment threads through many other pieces I read and treasure.
Henry
2025-10-31 20:57:03
I’ll cut to the chase: the clearest, most famous source of the phrase is Leonard Cohen’s 'Anthem' — 'That's how the light gets in.' Other poets and translators have similar images, especially Rumi’s translation about wounds and light, but if you need the literal wording, Cohen’s line is the one people cite most. Over the years it’s been picked up as a motto or epigraph by many writers and shows up in essays and contemporary poems as an homage. I like how it makes cracks and flaws feel important rather than shameful.
Violet
2025-11-01 23:58:27
Calmer, reflective tone: if you're asking where 'how the light gets in' shows up in poetry, the most direct citation is Leonard Cohen’s 'Anthem' — that exact formulation appears in the couplet about cracks and light. The idea predates him in mystical poetry and in fragments by older poets, but Cohen’s neat, conversational line is what most readers remember and repeat. Since then, writers have referenced or adapted that wording in essays, titles, and poems as a nod to Cohen’s mix of melancholy and acceptance. I often use that line as a little mantra when things feel broken; it’s a rare phrase that keeps offering me comfort.
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