ronin - 1:12 am on Feb 10, 2006 (gmt 0)

Point being, what is the sematically correct way to mark up poetry or lyrics?

An excellent question.

Right now, I would be tempted to use <blockquote>...</blockquote> and then, as you say, use <br> to differentiate the lines.

All this <br> discussion will be moot once <l>...</l> is widely adopted.