As I sat in class today, I overheard somebody describe poetry as music with a missing piece. They said it wasn't as meaningful because it had no rhythm; no beat.
Is it only me who disagrees with this?
I am not a talented musician; the few pieces I have composed would not make sense if heard because I can't seem to obey the laws of music.... my self-expression seems to obey no laws. But beautiful music is a gift no-one can deny; it is somebody, somewhere, directly expressing how they feel.
But the rhythm; the beat; whether the music is in minor or major; its tempo...it all determines the tone, mood and interpretaion of the song to the listener. The composer, through these components, is trying to influence the listeners into feeling how they feel. Into interpreting the song how they need it to be interpreted.
This is why poetry is so beautiful to me. It is more free. The reader of the poem can make their own rhythm, beat, tempo; can decide the music for the poem in their own heads, and therefore make it their own. Poetry can be whatever the reader needs it to be, rather than whatever the writer wants it to be.
To me, music is self-expression. It is a face showing only a few emotions; the emotions the composer intended.
But poetry is just expression. It is your face, ready to share your unique emotions. Not influenced by anybody else.
Raw, and free.
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That is interesting, i never actually thought about it like that...now if only i had talent with music. Anyways check out poetry from Edger Allen Poe, crazy poems
ReplyDelete"It is more free. The reader of the poem can make their own rhythm, beat, tempo; can decide the music for the poem in their own heads, and therefore make it their own. Poetry can be whatever the reader needs it to be, rather than whatever the writer wants it to be."...great and awesome opinion..
ReplyDeleteI am not a poet or muscician BUT Both create feelings in my body and visions in my mind - good poetry set to good music ends up bringing the optimum in feeling.
ReplyDeleteI find it phenomenal that you are 15 - you will grow into the best of the comming generation.
I think that both are self-expressions. becuase at the end of the day the poet can only express the world he sees through hiw own eyes...and the reality can be so so different from one person to another.
ReplyDeletehave you notice how in a movie for example, the mood is set by the music? i didn't notice this until a couple of nights ago when atching Dexter. he was hacking somebody, but for some reason that was not horrible or unwatchable (and let me tell you...I am scared of blood, violence and horror movies). and i realized it was the music, which was soft and beautiful and that made everything seem so bearable, almost unnoticable. i mena, the guy was cutting somebody in pieces.
anyway, i think both music and poetry are beautiful, but still a self-expression. then both of them are filtered thorugh the reader/listener's being and they become whatever that person wants them become.