The Art in Social Change

The Art in Social Change

Legacy of Visionaries Series: Leonard Cohen

Spirit, Surrender, Survival: How Leonard Cohen's Sacred Journey Illuminates Our Own

May 12, 2025
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Introduction

In the constellation of 20th-century artists, Leonard Cohen shines with a unique luminosity—neither the blinding flash of rock stars nor the polished sheen of literary elites, but rather the steady, penetrating light of a spiritual seeker disguised as a songwriter.

From his beginnings as a published poet in Montreal to his final whispers on …

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