DEAR DI­ARY You are greater than the Bible And the Con­fer­ence of the Birds And the Up­an­ishads All put to­geth­er You are more se­vere Than the Scrip­tures And Ham­mura­bi’s Code More dan­ger­ous than Luther’s pa­per Nailed to the Cathe­dral door You are sweet­er Than the Song of Songs Might­ier by far Than the Epic of Gil­gamesh And braver Than the Sagas of Ice­land I bow my head in grat­itude To the ones who give their lives To keep the se­cret The dai­ly se­cret Un­der lock and key Dear Di­ary I mean no dis­re­spect But you are more sub­lime Than any Sa­cred Text Some­times just a list Of my events Is holi­er than the Bill of Rights And more in­tense

Cohen has been inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1992 Cohen released The Future which urges (often in terms of biblical prophecy) perseverance reformation and hope in the face of grim prospects. "
Cohen attended Roslyn Elementary School and from 1948 Westmount High School where he was involved with the student council and studied music and poetry.

His work often explores religion isolation sexuality and interpersonal relationships. Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born 21 September 1934) is a Canadian singer-songwriter musician poet and novelist. In a speech at Cohen's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 10 March 2008 Lou Reed described Cohen as belonging to the "highest and most influential echelon of songwriters.