Write and read, even if others dont.
A complacency has let our modern norms forget how valuable an educated, and well-read person is.
This is not elitism, but how fulfilled a mind is, that takes advantage of available knowledge and resources.
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Sight-reading is not intuitively appealing to practice, but now it is a mandatory daily exercise.
Of course Bach's 48 is arguably the greatest resource for this.
Baroque in general should prioritized. <<
#musician #Bach #classical #piano #music #artist #multidisciplinary #beethoven #pianist
Love this piece!
I write, and have written, what I call 'artisanal poetry'
Poetry that isn't reflecting the life and thoughts of the poet, but rather exist as an artform to explore and ideas and imagination, unbound to one person's perspective.
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Many poets and poetry lovers, don't 'block' off their readings enough.
Before you begin reciting, and after, there should be a beat, usually silence, that bookends a poem.
Even on many podcasts and YouTube videos have I seen this not applied.
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I've published two collections of original poetry. Digital versions on sale only a bit longer!
Scheduling some book signings for the summer.
Maybe even recitation for the internet, food for thought.
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I've written poetry, I play piano. They both start with 'p'.
'And Rachmaninoff seeps through my fingers,
Striking the spirit, under the spell of a land lost to exile
Buried in foreign soil, the seed of memories of Moscow were never to be forgotten'
-ahvid
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When I was bedridden, I finally sat down and watched 'Cleopatra' (1963) in one sitting.
It was very good, but Elizabeth Taylor's performance was really outdone by Richard Burton and Rex Harrison who really carried the story.
Marketing is everything.
#cleopatra #classicfilms #tcm #cinema
American and Western Guitar is devastating. The advent and use of the pick really prohibited a better exploration of the instrument.
Yet, with so few resources being used. Some great music came out of it.
The irony.
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I enjoy a good ballet and a good opera. They may be niche, but the general public arguably has poor taste.
#opera #ballet #art #audience #classical
Any opinions? The headline says it all if you can't go past paywall.
"...More than prose, poetry is inherently about the musicality of language...But poets, unlike rappers, are not generally performers, and it shows when they recite their work for an audience..."
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With extra free time from snow, mostly used it to practice classical piano technique.
Somewhat structured, slightly chaotic.
Volume helped, quality not at all absent.
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Vocabulary January With Poetry Day 31!
a tour-de-force of poetic form. Unlike any other today <<
Yes, I wrote it, but I couldn't recommend this book enough for people who love and appreciate the poetic craft.
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Vocabulary January With Poetry Day 30!
perhaps the most famous genre of instrumental music, due to one particular composer <<-
the word itself is pretty beautiful as well.
Favorite non-Chopin nocturne, anyone?
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Vocabulary January With Poetry Day 29!
any student of jazz, and especially jazz piano - knows the name Art Tatum
His influence extending to an urban legend poem of 'today'.
'Tea For Two' for the uninitiated!
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Vocabulary January With Poetry Day 28!
More than the author describing the ancient mariner, though I love.
Here is a snippet of verse mastery from one of the great romantics of the era.
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Vocabulary January With Poetry Day 27!
Honing in on my love for music - impossible to not let one affect the other. A poet's diverse interest will find their way into their work.
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Vocabulary January With Poetry Day 26!
Getting towards the end of the month - from one my deeply religious poems.
tessellations are pretty interesting pieces of art in and of themselves.
Most days, this is a top 5 poem, of all I've written
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Vocabulary January With Poetry Day 25!
keeping the new hue, for now.
As an African-American, I look to my own culture for reference and inspiration.
This is a subject to be discussed...
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Vocabulary January With Poetry Day 24!
T.S Eliot, a favored 'modernist'. Excellent for studying what can be done with liberty and structure.
His preludes, and others are worth discovery and coming to your own thoughtful conclusions.
#tseliot #poem #poetry #modernart #poet #classics #education
Vocabulary January With Poetry Day 23!
Staying with the classics!
Poems are famous for love confessions and letters. This was from Donne to his Wife, not to be so upset at their separation.
Let not your partner get away with sending you anything less!
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How do you all feel about poetry in translation?
Some people are ardently against it, but I for one am for it.
It opens the door creatively, that otherwise might have been closed.
Translating though, is an entire art unto itself.
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"Peregrinations is a dance celebrating the everyday ordinariness of our
collective meandering. These poems remind the reader that we are all
wayfarers inside our own odysseys."
-Jaki Shelton Green, 2x NC Poet Laureate
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I shall! Hopefully not blown out by snow 😬 🥶!
Vocabulary January With Poetry Day 22!
Sitting with history, with one of the more famous names of 'verse'.
It is essential to study the classics I feel - so let's spend some time with it.
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Purchased a ticket for an open mic event Saturday. Hoping for an opportunity to perform.
Was feeling the nag, just a busy schedule and working on things.
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Vocabulary January With Poetry Day 21!
Side stepping to 'historical work' - this was the poem that encouraged me use the word, it and the poem remain amongst my favorite.
More and Burton Raffel and translation to come.
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Artisanal Poetry: Poetry written for the sake of the craft and art itself. Unrelated to the inner and personal life of the poet.
More common historically, less so in modern age.
It is how I write, a crusader to bring it back.
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Vocabulary January With Poetry Day 20!
I was thinking more cloud - space when considering this word. Nimbus is a cloud in DBZ, for those who know...
This poem, another one reflective of human vice.
Concise and to the point.
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Yes, words fall out of usage - and one doesn't want to come off archaic.
Word dependent, but encouraging a wider use of language is never a bad thing.
At the very least, writers must!! 🎺