He is a poet of modernity, urbanity and his poetry the poetry of the folk, country, chapel, jazz, rock n' roll and blues and the jargon of these. His poetry the poetry of the guitar and its music; the melody of music. A social activist, a civil rightist, he is a guitarist and his poetry the music of the guitar, vocal melodies cackling and taking us by surprise.
Bob Dylan as a poet is of the pop culture, so modn, colloquial and slangy, full of the nuances and idiosyncrasies of the American language and Americanism singing the songs of the Americas be he from Texas, Massachusetts or California.
Whoever compiled this list had very little knowledge of Dylan.. For example, " Man of Constant Sorrow" and a fw others are NOT Dylan compositions. They are old folk songs he recorded. The only true Dylan masterpiece here is " Desolation Row." The list should also include " Mr. Tambourine Man, " " Dark Eyes, " " Visions of Johanna, " Love Minus Zero, No Limit, " " Gates of Eden, " and several more that Dylan wrote.
Bob is simply the best and always will be! Cohen is one of my favourites also - amazingly creative, gifted minds.
He has a Pulitzer Prize and A Nobel Prize in Literature and there are just 10 poems?
Bob Dylan is my favourite singer and writer since times immemorable.
Dylan is the Walt Whitman of today. He has been nominated for the Nobel Prize about 10 times. He has a Pulitzer Prize special award. Whynot list lyrics of the songs that are surely poems? Is it copy rite? …..Try Mr Tambourine man or Shooting Star. Shooting Star is as tight and exact as Frost's Fire And Ice…..
Wow.....first to leave a comment. IM A POET AND I KNOW IT! HOPE I DONT BLOW IT!
Matt Loveland.