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Kind of a nice tribute to John Prine
First ever Honorary Poet Laureate of Illinois:
https://www.nme.com/news/music/john-...ureate-2699144
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A most deserving tribute!
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I can't think of a more deserving honoree. And if they continue to have poet laureates in Illinois -- that'd be great. A lot of fine writers and songwriters in that state.
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Interesting. But not being a fan of poetry, this post sent me off to do a quick search of what Poet Laureate of Illinois is all about and I agree John was certainly deserving of this recognition.
I was also surprised I had actually heard of one other of Illinois' past Poet Laureates, Carl Sandburg. But Pandora couldn't come up with any Carl Sandburg songs tho so I'll stick with John Prine.
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Quote:
Anybody else detect a possible influence on Bob Dylan? (thinking "I Shall be Free #10" etc.) Sandburg's American Songbag (1927) was a pioneering anthology of US folk songs.
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How did I miss that? A Bob Dylan influence for sure!
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Love this. As a life long resident of Illinois I must say, we got this one right.
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And then there's this one:
I think this one is pretty cool, too. Bob
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