[New-Poetry] poetry goes pop

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Poetry goes pop 
By Eric Lochridge  
_http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/05/04/entertainment/news/news02
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(http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/05/04/entertainment/news/news02.txt)  
Because it’s National Poetry Month, April seems like a  good time to think 
about the sometimes-fuzzy line between pop lyrics and  poetry. 
Every so often, you’ll hear someone insist that lyrics  are poetry. I know I’
ve done it. Often, that someone has been listening to Dave  Matthews Band or 
Coldplay, and he or she will then try to convince you that Dave  Matthews’ “
Crash” is on par with the best poetry America has  produced. 
Other people, sometimes influenced by substances other  than the written 
word, will insist that Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd recorded the  most poetic lines 
they ever  heard.
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