Multi-talented Musicians: Musicians Who Wrote Music As Well As Poetry

Multi-talented Musicians: In the year 2016, Bob Dylan received the Nobel Prize for Literature for his poetic lyrics. It surprised the entire music and literary world. The world of lyrics and poetry are associated. In this article, we are going to read about 10 musicians who wrote music as well as poetry. Some of these musicians in this list might come to you as a shocker but several of them will not become as too much of a surprise.

Bob Dylan

Although he has published just one collection of poems in 1971 and later he also published his autobiography in 2004 – he received a Nobel Prize for literature in 2016. That news created a stir among readers and everyone was curious about his writings, which are associated closely with his songs. But he wrote property poetry as well.

Tom Waits

It is no surprise that Tom Waits has tried writing poetry being an avid Charles Bukowski fan. Although he has not published anything as such his poetry is available online. Some video or audio of him reading Bukowski’s poetry is also available online.

Nick Cave

Australian Singer, author, actor, composer, and songwriter Cave never hesitated to express his love for literature. He is famous for his baritone voice and for fronting his rock band named Nick His lyrics speak about love, violence, religion, and death. He loves to read poetry and that certainly comes across in his songwriting. In 2015, Cave published a book of prose and poetry titled The Sick Bag Song.

Lana Del Rey

Lana has said it herself in an interview that she is a writer first and then a singer, which happened years before she published her collection of poems titled Violet Bent Backwards Over Grass. Her book is filled with drafts and photographs. She wants to pursue her career as a writer and as a singer in addition.

Tupac Shakur

Shakur has long been popular as a poetic rapper. Not only does Tupac have a talent for lyrics and lyrical works, but he also has the skill for ballet. He never published any poetry book but a collection was assembled as a pocketbook connected with MTV, in the year 1999.

PJ Harvey

Harvey has published several poems in literary magazines. She contributed to the book named The Hollow of the Hand. She has also shared a few numbers of her poems online. Her works explain how well-read and aware she is of classic and contemporary writings. A book-length epic narrative title Orlam will be published in April 2022. So, Harvey fans stay updated.

Art Garfunkel

Again, this is not huge news or a surprise that Art Garfunkel is a writer too unless you are one of those few people who haven’t heard Simon & Garfunkel. In 1989, Garfunkel published a full-length collection of his poems titled Still Water. He has published the poems separately on his website for better accessibility and wider readability of his work.

Joni Mitchell

Mitchell’s thoughtful words in her songs gave her a poetic career. She has published a self-titled book that has her collection of lyrics and poems. She was involved with poetry for a long time because it was back in the year 1968 when she published her first book.

Florence Welch

Welch, the lead singer of the band Florence + the Machine published a book of poetry in the year 2018; it includes both lyrics and poetry. It is no surprise to the readers as her lyrics have always been an amazing example of her poetic talent. This poetry book allowed her to explore her literary skills freshly.

Patti Smith

Patti Smith is just a queen who has dominated both the musical and the literary world with her words and works. A lot of people especially those who are involved with the literary world were familiar with Smith as a writer first than a singer because she has been publishing her work since the 60s. Her work has been everywhere ever since she was a young girl in NYC. She has become a renowned memoirist and she also received a National Book Award for her memoir titled Just Kids.

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