This was a shock. Leonard Cohen also was a very great poet. His music brought him fame and notoriety but if anyone gets a chance to pickup any of his poetry it will challenge and excite you.
He is Canadian fabric, very much like Mordecai Richler. (believe they were friends). MANY MANY artists have covered his works. Most notably KD Lang really transformed the darkness of his songs into beauty juxtaposed by the darkness and harshness of the lyrics. Even if you did not appreciate his music, you could not deny the power of his lyrics.
Bird on a wire
The tower of song
Sad for this loss. Will be listening to his music for the next couple days.
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