But in the finished art of the song the use of words has no connection with the use of words in poetry.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
No poet will ever take the written word as a substitute for the spoken word; he knows that it is on the spoken word, and the spoken word only, that his art is founded.
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.
The fact that something is in a rhymed form or in blank verse will not make it good poetry.
When poetry separates from song, then the words have to carry all the rhythm themselves; they have to do all the work. They can't rely on the singing voice.
People used to say poems were different to songs but I don't think they are.
Ultimately, words are only words, and its only the music that stands by itself.
There are no poetic ideas; only poetic utterances.
Poets are seen as the caretakers of language, so working with words no matter what the form is what we do.
A rhyme doesn't make a song.
We simply have not kept in touch with poetry.
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