“There has always been a religious side to my work.This entry was originally posted at, a predecessor of Cohencentric. I am republishing selected posts from my former Leonard Cohen site, Cohencentric, here on (these posts can be found at Leonard Cohen). Related Post: Best Halloween Ever: DrHGuy & Duchess Attend Leonard Cohen Austin Concert, Soundcheck, Jewelry Comparison In addition, a second picture of Kateri Tekakwitha can be seen hanging on the wall over Adam’s right shoulder. That same picture of Kateri Tekakwitha can be seen below in a screen capture from a portion of Adam Cohen’s “Like A Man” EPK filmed in the same room of his father’s Montreal home. In the image below, another screen capture from the same interview video, Cohen is shown beside a color picture of Kateri Tekakwitha (upper right corner). The image is a screen capture from a 2006 NRK Montreal Interview with Leonard Cohen: Leonard Cohen On His Poems, Zen, Hallelujah, His 6 Good Songs, Money, America, And The Squirrel. In the image atop this post, Leonard Cohen is seen beside a figurine of Kateri Tekakwitha, which stands on a shelf in a bookcase. Welcome to you, darling and friend, who miss me forever in your trip to the end.Long before Kateri Tekakwitha, an Algonquin–Mohawk woman, was canonized this week, Leonard Cohen was fascinated with her story, featuring her in his 1966 novel, “Beautiful Losers.” She also appears in at least three representations in his Montreal home. Never make a decision when you need to pee. Please make me empty, if I'm empty then I can receive, if I can receive it means it comes from somewhere outside of me, if it comes from outside of me I'm not alone! I cannot bear this loneliness. How can I begin anything new with all of yesterday in me? From the streets a sexual manifesto rises like an inflating tire, 'The winter has not killed us again!' Girls rip off their sleeves and the flesh is sweet and white, like wood under green bark. Everyone wants to see the inside of the frozen mammoth. Catherine Tekakwitha, who are you? Are you (1656-1680)? Is that enough? Are you the Iroquois Virgin? Are you the Lily of the Shores of the Mohawk River? Can I love you in my own way? Passages

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