CRWR 311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ken Babstock, Firewatch, Enjambment
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Let"s look at and example in which as songwriter created his lyrics using a poem as a source of material. Free verse poetry poetry that is free from the constraints of fixed form when it comes to meter, rhyme scheme, line lengths, etc. Use ken babstock"s poem, firewatch to write something that feels more like a song lyrics than a poem. You may use as much or as little (though do use some) of the given text as you wish. Let"s look at some of the similarities between poems and song lyrics. Both have a sense of a beginning, middle, and end. The realization of ideas and meaning in a tight time frame through essential details. A moment in time in which you are talking about. Song lyrics also use breaks or space in order to. Make the listener slow down, take a breath, linger.
