If you really want poetry as song and not just hackneyed rhymes, then give a listen to Tom Waits. Also Lyle Lovett. The author Charles Bukowski might make interesting inspiration depending on what you're looking for. More prose poetry than rhyme.
-Kevin On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:16:38 -0600, Phill B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm wanting to hone my song writing skills by reading other peoples > poetry. I need to pick apart other peoples techniques so I can improve > my own. > > I'm not sure what I'm looking for so I'm pretty open to suggestions. > If it helps, I just got done reading a lot of Kurt Vonnegut and just > started Walden by Thoreau. > > -- > Phillip B. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase RoboHelp from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=59 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143953 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
