My longer, effortful answer seems to have caused you more confusion, David, so Robin's and Robert's helpfully short answers will have to do.
If you were thinking of me as a 'literary snob' in your response to David Latane you have very much misunderstood my argument.
Having written some songs that were put to music, and which I consider rather poor efforts, though the composer and singer were excellent, I have a great deal of respect for good song writers - of which Dylan is decidedly one.
There isn't a 'clear distinction' but that doesn't mean there isn't any distinction.
Jamie
> On 21 Oct 2016, at 23:31, Hampson, R <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Perhaps that lyrics are written to be performed with music, whereas poems aren't?
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> (I might have missed earlier stages in this discussion.)
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> I'm still not clear on what exactly your distinction between poetry and lyrics is? I agree some lyrics don't "read" as good as some poems, and that some poems don't read as good as some lyrics. But where does that get us regarding a clear distinction?
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> Jamie McKendrick wrote:
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> I have the highest regard for him as a singer/songwriter - his lyrics are way more interesting than most of the tribe - but as a poet I don't rate him that highly. Hence my demurral at the award.
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