Early in his career he was known as the "poet prince of Montreal."  
Early in his career he was known as the "poet prince of Montreal."  Now retired in a Buddhist monastery, this Jewish poet-troubadour published his first book of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies, which was followed by the controversial Flowers for Hitler.  He has a namesake festival in Krakow and wrote the novel Beautiful Losers which prompted the Boston Globe to compare him to James Joyce.  The band, Sisters of Mercy, took their name from one of his works, and he has been covered by Billy Joel, Sting, Tori Amos, Elton John, Willy Nelson and Concrete Blond.  Name this writer-musician who penned and performed such songs as "If It Be Your Will", "Bird on a Wire", "Closing Time" and "Suzanne."
Early in his career he was known as the "poet prince of Montreal."  
Leonard Cohen