How do his works aid in the study of Canadian Literature?

There are many reasons i believe Leonard Cohen would be an important artist to study. He not only made a huge impact on Canadian literature, which can obviously be seen through his countless awards, songs, poems and other works, but he is an artist who, almost 60 years later can evoke emotion in his writing to someone of my age and world appreciaiton. This to me is so impressive, and by him doing this, i believe he tested the boundaries of normalcy in literature, especially in the 60's. This is something that is often encouraged in a university setting, and especially in this class.

It also makes sense to study Cohen because of his breadth of talent. He wasnt just a poet, but a songwriter, performer, musician and novelist. Even his genres of music are widespread, from spoken word, to folk to rock. He is definetly someone who portrays that mosaic of Canadian identity we have discussed so much, being from a multi-background family, following both Judaism and Buddhism. But, he still identifies as a Canadian, which is something so powerful and i think really serves to encourage our pride in our country that someone who has many connections to sother places can still be so self-declaringly Canadian.