To paraphrase a saying attributed to Buddha, when the student is ready, the Leonard Cohen song will appear. Philosopher king and ladies’ man, poet and ordained Buddhist monk, aesthete and pilgrim — in ...

From 1994 to 1999, poet and novelist turned singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen resided at a Buddhist retreat on California's Mt. Baldy. There, he was given the Dharma name Jikan, meaning "the silent ...

Here below, we wanted to examine three songs of Cohen’s—in particular, the opening lines of three of his songs. You only get one shot at a first impression and these songs hit the nail on the head.

Leonard Cohen was already an accomplished poet when his debut album reached stores in 1967, but the simply titled LP introduced the world to a major new musical voice.

“When Dylan emerged, he blew everyone’s mind,” said Allen Ginsberg. “Everybody except Leonard Cohen, that is.” Ginsberg was right, of course. Even before Bob Dylan transformed modern songwriting with ...

8th January 1980: Solemn Canadian folk pop singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen shares a joke and smokes a cigarette. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) To paraphrase a saying attributed to Buddha, ...

Poetry, fiction and songwriting were more or less equal forms of expression to Leonard Cohen – although one paid a hell of a lot better than the others. After mastering the mystical power of melody, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook A cult-favorite poet from Quebec who wrote the most ubiquitous song of his generation, who didn’t ...

Celebrate a dozen of Cohen’s most famous songs from 2008 and 2009 world tour performances. Celebrate one dozen of the songwriter, musician, poet, novelist, and artist Leonard Cohen's most famous songs ...

Liner Notes Explore Leonard Cohen’s Songs of Leonard Cohen (in 5 Minutes) Leonard Cohen was already an accomplished poet when his debut album reached stores in 1967, but the simply titled LP ...

Jen Webb receives funding from the Australian Research Council. In our series Art for Trying Times, authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective during this pandemic. If anyone can ...

Hipgnosis Song Management has acquired the song catalog of Leonard Cohen, poet, novelist, performer and one of the most influential songwriters of the past 50 years. The Canadian-born artist, who died ...