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Mar 21, 2024 · There are plenty of musicians that could be considered poets. This list provides a quick introduction to just a few of them. ... Marvin was great but Smokey was the best songwriter poet of the ...
- Jamie Atkins
Oct 14, 2016 · Many music fans will be eternally by grateful for that. Lyrics are not meant to be "poetry" and vice versa, they would argue. "Songwriters are not poets," wrote Simon Armitage, one of the UK's ...
- Jeanette Leech
- Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) Leonard Cohen once reflected that it was poetry, and in particular, the poetry of Federíco García Lorca, that gave him permission to write.
- Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011) Gil Scott-Heron referred to his music as “Bluesology”: the point where poetry, blues, jazz and soul meet. While the political context of racism, injustice, social deprivation and political sleights-of-hand is the most immediately arresting feature of his work, Scott-Heron profoundly understood the links between the lived experience of African-Americans, right down to the most intimate emotions, and the wider sources of oppression.
- Patti Smith (1946- ) Who can contain Patti Smith? One of the most influential female musicians of all time, she flies over music, art, poetry, prose and photography, and doesn’t have to land.
- Bob Dylan (1941- ) Awarded the Nobel Prize In Literature in 2016, Bob Dylan was born Robert Zimmerman and changed his name in homage to the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (or so one of his stories goes).
Nov 4, 2016 · Last month, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, which sparked a lot of questions of whether music could be considered poetry or literature.Like the Swedish Academy which gave ...
Jan 27, 2014 · Harry Chancellor: The song lyric relies on its musical backdrop. In this sense it is distinct from what is conventionally termed ‘poetry’, as the strength of a poem is conveyed through words alone. Nevertheless, I believe similarities between song and poem can be drawn. Both rely on being spoken aloud; on rhythm, flow and scansion.
A poet is a composer of words; a musician is a composer of sounds.##. The first thing to explain is that the two arts have a lot in common. A poet uses words to create meaning, just as a musician does; and both are creators of mood, too. But there are differences: Poets use words primarily as a means of storytelling, while musicians use sounds ...
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Feb 27, 2014 · Etta James. Someday he'll come along The man I love And he'll be big and strong The man I love And when he comes my way I'll do my best to make him stay He'll look at me and smile I'll understand ...
