Readers recommend songs inspired by poetry: The results

An appeal for songs that came out of a love for written verse brought out the best in our readers, just as the poetry clearly did for these musicians in the first placeIt's a sure sign a songwriter has progressed into the canon when an academic deems it necessary to subject their lyrics to practical criticism. Bob Dylan is the focus of a lengthy work by esteemed literary don Christopher Ricks. Leonard Cohen has been subjected to 64 pages of scrutiny by Booker prize-winner Michael Ondaatje. The ...

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