As a young conservatory student in 1993, I was talking with a classmate. He told me that his teacher, a prominent trumpet player in the New York Philharmonic, would begin each weekly lesson by having ...

Poetry has deep roots in music — in fact, in some cultures, poetry and song are the same word. Edward Hirsch, author of A Poet's Glossary,... How Rhythm Carries A Poem, From Head To Heart Poetry, ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Well, in that case, I won't… No, I will use, uh… Oh, forget it. Have a look. It's a worm. If you want ...

Do you hear a regular beat da-DUM, da-DUM? This rhythm is very common in poetry and it even has a name: it’s called iambic. Poets often choose to write in this rhythm. Rhythm can help to strengthen ...

As they learn how writers revise their work and use literary devices, the students gear up for a school assembly led by Australian rap star Nelson Dialect When superstar Taylor Swift writes a song, ...

Bermudian poet Alan C. Smith is swiftly gaining a reputation as a cat poet, but his cat poems are never cutesy, tend to be fully clawed, and are rarely about cats at all. Some of Mr. Smith?s cat poems ...

Poetry, perhaps more than any other form of writing, delves deep into emotions. And rhythm, from the haunting repetitions of "Annabel Lee" to the taunting questions of "The Love Song of J. Alfred ...