Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):Ah yes, the eternal debate: Are rock lyrics poetry? Defining poetry is like defining any art form — it’s art if the artist says it is. If Little Richard says, “A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop, a-wop-bam-boom!” is poetry, it’s poetry. Tragically Hip frontman Gordon Downie submits his official application to join the Rock Poets’ Society with Coke Machine Glow, his first solo album. But as I said: If Downie wants to call this occasionally self-indulgent fare poetry, it’s poetry.

Source: The Star March 24, 2026 08:39 UTC