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The twelfth episode of the Corner Podcast; Art with Corner is about the Canadian singer-songwriter whose songs were heard and connected with by a wide range of his fans, even at funerals and weddings. Leonard Cohen's familiarity with religion, myths, folk tales, and Eastern literature and schools is evident in his poems, especially his latest album and the song If You Want It Darker. He sang this song at the height of his maturity and, of course, physical infirmity, a few weeks before his death. A kind of testament in which he seems to say to God, if you want the world to be dark and gloomy, we are also willing to darken it in your name. In this song, he repeats the Hebrew phrase Hineni, Hineni, referring to the famous story of the sacrifice of Isaac; a reference to Abraham's submission and consent to the will of God who asked him to sacrifice his son. 04:30 Leonard Cohen Disappeared 07:37 Leonard Cohen: I Have Never Seen a Poet Like Attar or Rumi 09:28 How Did Anxiety and Depression Overwhelm Him? 16:12 No One Wants to Let Go and Go 20:37 "I Have Neither a Voice nor an Instrument": Why Did Leonard Cohen Become Popular? 27:48 A Pessimist Is Someone Who Waits for Rain 30:53 I Was Born in a Suit 37:20 The Women in His Life; That Love Is the World's Excuse 42:07 Being Alone Is a Political Act 50:12 From Oliver Stone to Jean-Luc Godard; Cohen's Enchanted Cinema 56:02 Returning Home; All the money disappeared 01:01:30 The end of the last concert tour after 15 years away 01:05:28 I know I'm dying 01:08:16 Sincerely: Leonard Cohen Sources for the creation of this podcast, the names of books, films and documentaries about him on the Gooshe website: https://www.gooshe.net/gooshe-podcast...