This proves that great
This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human soul. Eugenio Montale
Lyric Poetry
I think it\\’s one
I think it’s one of the things that drive lyric poetry, our sense of mortality. Edward Hirsch
I have the idea
I have the idea that lyric poetry is a poetry that’s driven by a sense of the presence of death. That there’s something unbearable about the fact that we’re going to die and that we can’t stand it and I think you find that out in childhood and you don’t really – at least I … Read more
We loved with a
We loved with a love that was more than love. Edgar Allan Poe
When you\’re happy you
When you’re happy you enjoy the music, but when you’re sad you understand the lyrics. Frank Ocean
Paraphrase, in the sense
Paraphrase, in the sense of summary, is as indispensable to the novel-critic as close analysis is to the critic of lyric poetry. The natural deduction is that novels are paraphrasable whereas poems are not. But this is a false deduction because close analysis is itself a disguised form of paraphrase. David Lodge
It is no longer
It is no longer possible for lyric poetry to express the immensity of our experience. Life has grown too cumbersome, too complicated. We have acquired values which are best expressed in prose. Boris Pasternak
Most songs have bridges
Most songs have bridges in them, to distract listeners from the main verses of a song so they don’t get bored. My songs don’t have a lot of bridges because lyric poetry never had them. Bob Dylan
Don’t call my lyrics
Don’t call my lyrics poetry. It’s an insult to real poets. Bernie Taupin
I have a high
I have a high art, I hurt with cruelty those who would damage me. Archilochus