Scottish Poetry Library Podcast

Bob Dylan has played many roles in his life: voice of a generation, rock 'n' roll Judas, Christian convert, even Victoria's Secret salesman. The one that concerns the SPL podcast this week is 'poet'. Across two biographies - Once Upon A Time and Time Out of Mind (both published by Mainstream) - Ian Bell has considered Dylan in a more literary context than any other biographer of His Bobness. Over the course of this podcast, we discuss whether Dylan can really be considered a poet, the writers who influenced him, the Scottish connection, and his encounters with poets such as Carl Sandburg, Archibald McLeish and Allen Ginsberg. Image: 020 Azkena Rock Festival 2010 Bob Dylan 26VI10 by Dena Flows, under a Creative Commons