I think Bob's "lousy poetry" comment was probably made about actual, literal poetry Joan was writing at the time...not about her later song lyrics...because he clearly made that comment well before 1969 (I would assume somewhere in the years '63-65, when he and Joan were spending much time together and doing a lot of musical performing together too).

I couldn't agree more that "Honest Lullaby" is an absolutely brilliant song. It is the one, along with "Diamonds and Rust" that stands out to me as a masterpiece. "Sweet Sir Galahad" is not bad at all. I very much like most of the songs Joan has written.