How important is music to your poetry?
I think music is an essential part of poetry. I always read my work aloud as I am writing to hear the music -- I have no idea whether a poem is working until I hear it spoken. I frequently use meter, as well – or at least a loose syllabic count – to create music in my verses, and many of my poems employ rhyme or slant rhyme. I think the way form interplays with content is one of the reasons I fell in love with poetry – the way the sound can either reinforce or create tension with the meaning of a poem. I try to take advantage of this relationship in my own work, and I seek it out in the poems I read.
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