As a long time fan of Bob Dylan's songwriting,I was glad to see this award, which the Swedish Academy was due for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."
Dylan's Nobel Prize
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
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Topic - Bob Dylan Awarded 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature - Amphissa 10:24:14 10/13/16 (17)
- RE: Bob Dylan Awarded 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature - fantja 20:34:00 10/14/16 (0)
- As my wife said, "What the hell is wrong with those people in Sweden?" [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 12:03:30 10/14/16 (5)
- RE: As my wife said, "What the hell is wrong with those people in Sweden?" [nt] ;-) - ahendler 21:54:53 10/14/16 (2)
- So what? He should get a prize for LITERATURE? - Chris from Lafayette 23:56:38 10/14/16 (1)
- It was for his Lyrics. Maybe it should have been for Poetry. nt - oldmkvi 11:12:05 10/22/16 (0)
- Hotttest bods on the planet. They can say whatever they want. Nt - jdaniel@jps.net 17:26:55 10/14/16 (0)
- Yeah, just wait for the 'Peace Prize'... - Ivan303 13:20:35 10/14/16 (0)
- Totally in favour - songwriting is literature as well. - andy evans 23:49:08 10/13/16 (1)
- Heartily agree although you can add an "s" to generation... N/T - musetap 05:45:21 10/14/16 (0)
- A well deserved and significant award to a brilliant musician. - spindoctor 16:19:12 10/13/16 (2)
- Arguably undeserved. Writers need this more than he does. - jusbe 17:06:30 10/13/16 (1)
- I hear ya, but there's another side to that coin. - rbolaw 17:59:13 10/13/16 (0)
- Thief???????????? - rwa3 11:08:44 10/13/16 (2)
- Well, no - Amphissa 20:48:44 10/13/16 (0)
- Never, never, ... - rbolaw 12:19:50 10/13/16 (0)
- Most deserved. - jimbill 10:35:52 10/13/16 (1)
- Most deserved? - Mike K 19:49:45 10/13/16 (0)