Quote by: Leonard Cohen

Out of the thousands who are known or who want to be known as poets, maybe one or two are genuine and the rest are fakes, hanging around the sacred precincts, trying to look like the real thing.


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Author Bio


  • NameLeonard Cohen
  • DescriptionCanadian poet and singer-songwriter
  • AliasesLeonard Norman Cohen
  • BornSeptember 21, 1934
  • CountryCanada
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Poet; Street Artist; Novelist; Writer
  • WorksSongs From A Room; Various Positions; Old Ideas; The Future; Hallelujah
  • AwardsCompanion Of The Order Of Canada; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; Songwriters Hall Of Fame; Glenn Gould Prize; Governor General's Awards; Grand Officer Of The National Order Of Quebec; Governor General’s Performing Arts Award; Prince Of Asturia Literary Prize