Hello all! I compose classical music and I will be composing about ten art songs, they will be performed (soprano and piano) and recorded for personal use only- everything is ready, I just need to compose the music and the process can begin. I will have a finished recording by the end of this summer. I am learning a lot about poetry and poets, but I really want to get this off the ground ASAP.
I am looking for 20th Century poetry that is about love and death (what else!) Now, I want the poetry of love to be dark in nature, not so bright and joyous. Bittersweet.
For the subject of death, I would like to find poetry that has a dark-humor feel to it. Kind of like Tim Burton’s sense of humor in darkness.
I am looking for a professional poets and /or amateur… if the poetry moves me, why would it matter how long that person has been writing? I would love to collaborate with a poet here on Y!A. Please contact me and we can discuss details.
Any info is appreciated and thank you for your time!
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I absolutely love Poe, but his material is just too cliché… sad, but true…
Got it, message received, 10-4 and thank you. Any advice about my question?
I meant cliché in the context of art songs, not poetry… too many a composer has set Poe’s text to music.
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