For yuks I read some Richard Hell tonight on “Rock Lyrics as Poetry” and his “Punk Beginnings.” What for, you ask? Tell ‘em, Hell:

“Comparing poetry and rock lyrics isn’t exactly like comparing apples and oranges, you could say it’s like comparing apples and apple pastry. They have something fundamental in common, but that doesn’t mean it makes much sense to try to compare them.

“But I’m going to try to just because it’s fun to “think,” and I regard myself as being pretty good at thinking. But thinking is a kind of game. Works are more interesting than thoughts.”