"Michael Pendragon" wrote in message
> news:4e279b72-7458-4417-92c4-19f66dcdb435@googlegroups.com...
> Will Dockery wrote:
>
>> We can leave Dylan out for now, since you prefer it, but both Smith and
>> Cohen were poets, published poets, long before they became involved with
>> music:
>>
>> https://pennyspoetry.wikia.com/wiki/Patti_Smith
>>
>> "Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith (born December 30, 1946)[1] is an American
>> poet, singer-songwriter, and visual artist..."
>>
>> https://pennyspoetry.wikia.com/wiki/Leonard_Cohen
>>
>> "Leonard Norman Cohen, CC, GOQ (September 21, 1934 - November 7, 2016) was
>> a Canadian poet, singer-songwriter, musician, and novelist. His work often
>> explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal
>> relationships..."
>>
>> > Bob Dylan is a
>> > highly influential folkie
>>
>> Everywhere but you says Dylan is a poet:
>
> https://pennyspoetry.wikia.com/wiki/Bob_Dylan
>>
>> "Bob Dylan (born May 24, 1941) is an American poet, singer-songwriter,
>> musician, and painter..."
>
> Rule of Thumb:
>
> If a song lyric can stand on its own, it's poetry

That's true, as do the lyrics of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, to name two obvious examples.

HTH and HAND.

Will Dockery wrote:

> "Michael Pendragon" wrote in message
>> news:4e279b72-7458-4417-92c4-19f66dcdb435@googlegroups.com...
>> Will Dockery wrote:
>>
>>> We can leave Dylan out for now, since you prefer it, but both Smith and
>>> Cohen were poets, published poets, long before they became involved with
>>> music:
>>>
>>> https://pennyspoetry.wikia.com/wiki/Patti_Smith
>>>
>>> "Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith (born December 30, 1946)[1] is an American
>>> poet, singer-songwriter, and visual artist..."
>>>
>>> https://pennyspoetry.wikia.com/wiki/Leonard_Cohen
>>>
>>> "Leonard Norman Cohen, CC, GOQ (September 21, 1934 - November 7, 2016) was
>>> a Canadian poet, singer-songwriter, musician, and novelist. His work often
>>> explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal
>>> relationships..."
>>>
>>> > Bob Dylan is a
>>> > highly influential folkie
>>>
>>> Everywhere but you says Dylan is a poet:
>>
>> https://pennyspoetry.wikia.com/wiki/Bob_Dylan
>>>
>>> "Bob Dylan (born May 24, 1941) is an American poet, singer-songwriter,
>>> musician, and painter..."
>>
>> Rule of Thumb:
>>
>> If a song lyric can stand on its own, it's poetry

> That's true, as do the lyrics of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, to name two obvious examples.

> HTH and HAND.

Exactly, and a fusion of poetry and song therefore....