Kurt Vonnegut once called Bob Dylan the ‘worst poet alive’
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Kurt Vonnegut reportedly held a low opinion of Bob Dylan's poetry, with some sources quoting him as calling Dylan "the worst poet alive". The time period in which Vonnegut made this statement is specified by one outlet as 1991. It is unclear if Vonnegut's opinion of Dylan was ever reciprocated or led to any notable interactions between the two.
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