I say Give Bob da Prize!

His Words (& Music) back in the Early 60's was as Influential as ANY Book of the period..maybe way More So.

"The Times, They Are a-Changin'" was a friggn' ANTHEM! Got both The Weathermen AND The Rolling Stones via Bob's Lyrics.

The Guy certainly WAS The Voice of the Man on the Street back in that Turbulent Era..& we're all kinda Lucky he was Peace-Oriented.

Of COURSE Bob was a GREAT Poet...& his Wonderfully-Quirky Point-of-View makes him as Fun A Study as Any of the previous "Great Writers." ("Just Like a Woman" was written about a Gay Lover...Now read
it AGAIN, Ritt!)

The Man Lived It..Wrote about it ALL..Survived MANY an "Era" Since..and, IMO, he's STILL "Got It" for Any Who'd Care to Listen. (OR Read, if you'd Druther.)

Hell, he even SINGS like a Poet, IMO!
Viva BOB for the Prize..shucks, maybe toss in the PEACE Prize TOO, while you're at it!

All JMO, Natch!
Stan