Leonard Cohen
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born
September 21, 1934
gender
male
place of birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Poetry, Literature & Fiction
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Leonard Norman Cohen is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963.
Cohen's earliest songs (many of which appeared on the 1968 album Songs of Leonard Cohen) were rooted in European folk music melodies and instrumentation, sung in a high baritone. The 1970s were a musically restless period in which his influences broadened to encompass pop, cabaret, and world music. Since the 1980s he has typically sung in lower registers (bass baritone, sometimes bass), with accompaniment from electronic synthesizers and female backing singers.
His work often explores the themes of religion, isolation, sexuality, and complex interpersonal relationships. ...more
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Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen avg rating 3.71 — 809 ratings — published 1966 16 editions |
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Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs by Leonard Cohen avg rating 4.44 — 408 ratings — published 1993 9 editions |
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Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen avg rating 4.01 — 407 ratings — published 2005 12 editions |
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The Favorite Game by Leonard Cohen avg rating 3.96 — 314 ratings — published 1963 16 editions |
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Book of Mercy by Leonard Cohen avg rating 3.96 — 128 ratings — published 2002 6 editions |
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Selected Poems 1956 - 1968: Let Us Compare Mythologies; The Spice-Box of Earth; Flowers for Hitler; Parasites of Heaven; New Poems by Leonard Cohen avg rating 4.35 — 111 ratings — published 1956 6 editions |
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Let Us Compare Mythologies by Leonard Cohen avg rating 4.07 — 101 ratings — published 1956 2 editions |
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The Spice Box of Earth by Leonard Cohen avg rating 4.30 — 73 ratings — published 1961 8 editions |
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Dance Me to the End of Love by Leonard Cohen avg rating 4.38 — 63 ratings — published 1995 2 editions |
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The Energy of Slaves by Leonard Cohen avg rating 4.38 — 53 ratings — published 1972 5 editions |
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Leonard Cohen 92nd Street YM-YWHA, New York City NY, February 14, 1966.
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"Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash."
— Leonard Cohen
— Leonard Cohen
"Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in."
— Leonard Cohen
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in."
— Leonard Cohen
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