First Came the Words - Victoria Browers
Exploring song texts apart from their musical settings
SongFest 2019
From left to right: Sophie Carpenter, Victoria Browers, Camilia Dillard, Rosemary Ritter
Duration: 45 minutes
About: In the spirit of bringing people together, this portion of the SongFest experience allows participants the opportunity to engage in deeper analysis of poetry within a variety of texts. As a means of finding the link between poet/composer and, ultimately, performer/audience, this talk explores ways to begin looking at poetry from the perspective of the poet and the individual poems as communicative language. It is my hope that through studying the union of poetry and music, we will more easily connect to our individual depth of artistry as storytellers, and in turn, find a deeper connection to our shared stories.
Resources:
Here is a link to a short guide to highlighting Aspects of Poetry to Consider when analyzing a poem.
Along with reading the works of many poets, here is a short list of books and websites I find helpful in my study of poetry and the written word:
Books:
Bird by Bird: Some Reflections on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
Rules for the Dance: A Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse by Mary Oliver
A Poetry Handbook: A Prose Guide to Writing and Understanding Poetry by Mary Oliver
Why Poetry Matters by Jay Parini
A Primer for Poets and Readers of Poetry by Gregory Orr
Websites:
