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...are you both?
I'm just curious how many of us that enjoy writing (or maybe just reading) poetry also have some sort of background in music? There seem to be so many correlations between the two, with developing an ear for rhythm, meter, artistry, etc. As I've worked on poems, I've slowly become aware how indebted I am to having had some training in music over the years, both with piano, as well as in skating to musical programs. It just seems to help somehow with 'hearing' or interpreting the rhythms in written verse. (Does that make any sense?)
How many of you poetry fans have also had a background in music of some sort?
I'm just curious how many of us that enjoy writing (or maybe just reading) poetry also have some sort of background in music? There seem to be so many correlations between the two, with developing an ear for rhythm, meter, artistry, etc. As I've worked on poems, I've slowly become aware how indebted I am to having had some training in music over the years, both with piano, as well as in skating to musical programs. It just seems to help somehow with 'hearing' or interpreting the rhythms in written verse. (Does that make any sense?)
How many of you poetry fans have also had a background in music of some sort?