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"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.