I think about this subject a lot too. It’s interesting because we like some of the same music. Frank Ocean is one of my absolute favorites. I’m probably considered pretentious about literature in some contexts (I’m obsessed with Thomas Pynchon and ancient Greek and Roman texts), but I’m also with you that music has always been the stronger force in my life. It inspires me more deeply than most books ever have.
I know Enlightenment aesthetics rank music as the lowest form of art—and they were talking about classical music, even. But that hierarchy is just a cultural artifact. The Greeks, especially pre classical—saw Philosophy, Math, and Music as part of the same pursuit. That idea always made intuitive sense to me.
Ultimately, I think it’s about the vibe. Music just hits different.
I feel this deep in the core of my being. Weekly, I ask myself if I’m a fake poet somehow. My inspiration could come from anything, anywhere.. from a single word spoken by a stranger in passing, a moment that just stuck with me. Entire poems just flow into my head at times.
I have a GED, I’ve never studied poetry or writing.
My brain & finger tips work together on vibes alone.
"the first lyric poets in ancient Greece performed their work to the accompaniment of the lyre"
Speaking of which, Homer’s epics are a form of poetry just like sonnets or iambic pentameters. These epics were performed with music and enacted on stage (what the ancients called dithyrambs or choral performances), giving rise to a fusion of music, literature, and what would become the cradle of all arts: theater. I believe that every art form is intertwined, shaping the very core of human experience. More often than not, sciences can be seen as art: Fibonacci’s sequence, the Golden Ratio, the elegance of Newton’s laws, or the patterns in chaos theory, they all echo and complete one another. Music without poetry becomes mere noise, and poetry deprived of melody would have never moved nature itself; Orpheus would have never coaxed Eurydice from the underworld, and the story itself would have remained untold.
Well what do you think poetry is? Poetry can be all sorts of stuff, like art as well. Poetry is art. You don't need to do this or that to write, you don't need to be something, you just need to feel, and turn it into language. That's what I find so beautiful about writing.
Literally, thank you so much for this. I've been reluctant to post any of my work here because I hate the classics, but this has just liberated me haha. Thanks again, dolll <3
and music is just a better poem, because someone has candy-lacquered it in most-ornate sound
wow wow WOW this is so perfectly worded!!!!!!
Music is something that inspires me the most when it comes to creating poetry, creating is something for everyone. This was so well worded 😭🫶
I think about this subject a lot too. It’s interesting because we like some of the same music. Frank Ocean is one of my absolute favorites. I’m probably considered pretentious about literature in some contexts (I’m obsessed with Thomas Pynchon and ancient Greek and Roman texts), but I’m also with you that music has always been the stronger force in my life. It inspires me more deeply than most books ever have.
I know Enlightenment aesthetics rank music as the lowest form of art—and they were talking about classical music, even. But that hierarchy is just a cultural artifact. The Greeks, especially pre classical—saw Philosophy, Math, and Music as part of the same pursuit. That idea always made intuitive sense to me.
Ultimately, I think it’s about the vibe. Music just hits different.
Literally could not be more true
I’ve always wished I had musical talent so I could turn my poems into little tunes 🙏🏽
re-reading my favorite song lyrics as poems is often a profound experience.
this was beautifully written.
thank you!
I feel this deep in the core of my being. Weekly, I ask myself if I’m a fake poet somehow. My inspiration could come from anything, anywhere.. from a single word spoken by a stranger in passing, a moment that just stuck with me. Entire poems just flow into my head at times.
I have a GED, I’ve never studied poetry or writing.
My brain & finger tips work together on vibes alone.
"the first lyric poets in ancient Greece performed their work to the accompaniment of the lyre"
Speaking of which, Homer’s epics are a form of poetry just like sonnets or iambic pentameters. These epics were performed with music and enacted on stage (what the ancients called dithyrambs or choral performances), giving rise to a fusion of music, literature, and what would become the cradle of all arts: theater. I believe that every art form is intertwined, shaping the very core of human experience. More often than not, sciences can be seen as art: Fibonacci’s sequence, the Golden Ratio, the elegance of Newton’s laws, or the patterns in chaos theory, they all echo and complete one another. Music without poetry becomes mere noise, and poetry deprived of melody would have never moved nature itself; Orpheus would have never coaxed Eurydice from the underworld, and the story itself would have remained untold.
Amazing piece of writing btw, keep it up!
Lots of love <3
you're so awesomesauce
Well what do you think poetry is? Poetry can be all sorts of stuff, like art as well. Poetry is art. You don't need to do this or that to write, you don't need to be something, you just need to feel, and turn it into language. That's what I find so beautiful about writing.
Thank you ✨🤍
"I think I just want to live and see what comes through." This is the kind of line that's gonna stick with me for a long time. Great post.
I literally started to write poetry because i listen to taylor swift, when i know that she write poetry first before she write songs.
https://open.substack.com/pub/naughtyjester/p/why-live-like-this-a-silent-autobiography-397?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5o2e92
Literally, thank you so much for this. I've been reluctant to post any of my work here because I hate the classics, but this has just liberated me haha. Thanks again, dolll <3