The poems in The Book of Desire were written by Cohen at the Bertie Hill Meditation Center in Southern California, Los Angeles, Montreal and Mumbai. It has been more than twenty years since his last book of poems was published. This magnificent and moving collection of poems also includes Cohen's naughty and provocative paintings, which complement his meditative poems, but vaguely reveal black humor without beginning or end. This is not the first time that Li Jian mentioned leonard cohen. Before he first appeared on the stage of "I am a singer" and sang "Lake Baikal", he said, "As far as an original singer is concerned, you can basically know this person by watching what records he listens to. My favorite male singer is Leonardo? Cohen. "
Cohen is a real music poet. He has published best-selling poems. Some people call him "Byron in the rock world", and he explains to the world what "poetry never leaves home". Cohen's life is legendary. He is a writer, painter, poet, singer, monk, lover and drug addict. When he achieved great success in the mid-1990s, he suddenly fled into the mountains and became a monk. In 2008, he was swept out by his agent and ex-lover and returned to the stage. At that time, he was 74 years old and 15 left the stage. The comeback tour was an incredible success and lasted for five years. ...