I’m hoping to form a collaboration with a musician for my creative writing masters’ assessment. I want to create two pieces, one where the musician writes music based on one of my poems, and one where I write a poem based on one of the musician’s work. The form/style is negotiable/will be part of theContinue reading “Musician wanted for poetry/music collaboration”
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Music to emphasise poetry
With the latest Poetry Off the Shelf podcast (where Helena De Groot is the producer) I’ve noticed they insert music into the poetry readings to either emphasise the mood, or play it for a while after the reading to help the listener mull over what they’ve just heard. Music isn’t always playing throughout the poems,Continue reading “Music to emphasise poetry”
Poetry and Advertising
Once again while listening to the Poetry Off the Shelf podcast I came across an interesting episode. This one was focused on poetry and/or poets within advertising/adverts. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/148281/poetry-and-or-advertising This is another way some poems have been given a collaboration with music. Some of these are clearly post-collaborations, fitting the music around the poem many yearsContinue reading “Poetry and Advertising”
Poetry Live to Tape
One episode of Poetry Off the Shelf focused on poetry being recorded on tape, and the effect it has on the end poem. It features the recordings of Allen Ginsberg, who used a tape recorder to help create his poems. It’s interesting to hear the noises around him that are influencing the poem he’s creating,Continue reading “Poetry Live to Tape”
Poetry Out Loud
The Poetry off the Shelf podcast did a feature on the Poetry Out Loud competitions that take place in America. High School students compete by memorising a poem and performing/reciting it in front of a large crowd. https://www.poetryoutloud.org/ This competition isn’t about writing your own poem, but the ability to memorise others and perform itContinue reading “Poetry Out Loud”
Poetry and Music
In preparation for my master’s course I’m researching two possible poetry collection ideas, and the more unusual one is poetry with music. Not lyrics, or poems about music, but a poem performed live with a musical instrument. I remember going to an event that had storytelling with music years ago, and I loved it. MusicContinue reading “Poetry and Music”
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