- Survived by his wife, publisher Patsy Aldana, their two children, Daniel, 17, and Madeleine, 13, and his two stepchildren, Seth, 26, and Carlotta, 30.
- He was educated at the University of Toronto, graduating with a BA in Political Economy in 1964, followed by a Master's degree in Political Science in 1965. He taught at McMaster University in the Department of Religion in 1967-1968. Cohen was Writer-in-Residence at Rochdale College (1968), University of Alberta (1975-1976), the University of Western Ontario (1981), the University of Bologna (1985), and Toronto Reference Library (1997). He also taught writing at the University of Victoria in 1979-1980. In his own writing Cohen employed a variety of literary forms-short story, poetry, song, novella and full-length novel. He also wrote children's books using the pseudonym of "Teddy Jam". Cohen was the recipient of numerous awards and honors and his work has been translated into many languages.
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