BOD DYLAN, THE NEW NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2016 US music legend Bob Dylan, whose poetic lyrics have influenced generations of fans, won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, the first songwriter to win the award in a decision that stunned prize watchers. The 75-year-old was honoured "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition", the Swedish Academy said. The choice was met by gasps and a long round of spontaneous applause from journalists attending the prize announcement. The folk rock singer had been mentioned in Nobel speculation over the years, but was never seen as a serious contender. The Academy said Dylan's songs were "poetry for the ears" while acknowledging that some might find Dylan a "strange" choice. it is "poetry performed, together with instruments," Knocking On Heaven's Door Mama, take this badge off of me I can’t use it anymore. It’s gettin’...
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