Friday 31 January 2020

Leah Callen : part four

How important is music to your poetry?

My poems used to be far more flowery and abstract and their music was louder. Lately, I go for more subtle sounds, but the sonic quality is always something that separates prose from poetry to me. I will choose a word for its ping within the poem as well as its meaning. People always say poems can be like little spells or chants if the music is hit upon well. But like anything, it can be slight or heavy. Playing with that dynamic is half the fun of being a poet.

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