J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Bob Dylan immeasurably raised the level of songwriting in popular music when he came on the scene. We often think of Dylan spitting out torrents of words to make his points. But he hasn’t always gone ...

As Bob Dylan celebrates his 85th birthday, many fans say his music somehow means even more to them now than it did decades ago. From memories of hearing his songs on the radio as kids to leaning on ...

Bob Dylan can write a touching love song as well as anyone. These four songs provide fantastic evidence of that.

Bob Dylan is one of the world’s most iconic songwriters—so much so that he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016. Some of his most famous songs are undeniably associated with him, such as ...

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Esquireis taking a deep dive into songs that most reflect our nation. The mag has just come out with a list of the 25 most American songs of all time, with ...

After a 1966 motorcycle crash, Bob Dylan disappeared from the road and began making music in a New York basement.