Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) was born in Westmount, Quebec, and became one of the most beloved poets, novelists, and singer-songwriters of the twentieth century. He published his first poetry collection, Let Us Compare Mythologies (Contact Press, 1956), at the age of twenty-two, and followed it with The Spice-Box of Earth (1961) and Flowers for Hitler (1964). Widely regarded as one of Canada's greatest poets, he turned to music in the late 1960s and produced an acclaimed body of song. He received the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature in 2011, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, and was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2003.