Lyrics are very different. There is a clear line between that and a poem. Something that has been a source of great excitement and delight for me is this idea that I get to rhyme.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There's something so wonderful about writing in rhyme where it isn't just the meaning of the words, it's the music to the words and the shape and the sound.
I was always making up rhymes. But I never thought that poetry would become my life.
The music just tends to be a vehicle for that poetry.
I've been surprised to learn how many people love poetry. It's beautiful to see that people want poetry in their lives.
Once in awhile you have a thought, and you rhyme it.
I mean, when it's time to rhyme rhyme, I can get down for mine.
Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.
The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.
There's a fierce practicality and empiricism which the whole imaginative, lyrical aspect of poetry comes from.
People used to say poems were different to songs but I don't think they are.