How important is music to your poetry?
I like to think that it’s very important and always read my poems aloud when I’m working on them—or at least when I think they’re getting somewhere. Not long ago I was talking with a poet friend and she suggested a word she thought might not be clear to what it seemed I was trying to say in the poem. The problem was, the word she suggested had three syllables, and I knew the line could only bear a two-syllable word, to ensure the sound would remain true to the poem. I was very glad when she quickly agreed, acknowledging the importance of the sound/rhythm/music. But yes, I managed to find a replacement word, one with the required two syllables, and the poem was happier.
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