{"id":15265,"date":"2021-01-28T00:50:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T05:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/?p=15265"},"modified":"2021-01-28T00:50:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T05:50:21","slug":"poetry-v-the-world-not-ready-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/2021\/01\/28\/poetry-v-the-world-not-ready-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetry v. The World: Not ready yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2LZq5FeKnTQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hi all!<\/p>\n<p>Music is amazing. For me it can function as white noise or a source for existential breakdowns, and also every point in between. As I state in this, the main reason I like to\u00a0<em>listen\u00a0<\/em>listen to music is because of the lyrics. The emotions and stories behind the words is what usually brings me to call an artist a favorite of mine. Some examples of excellent lyric writing would have to be Nana Grizol, Bright Eyes, and the Mountain Goats to name only a few (Ursa Minor by Nana Grizol is in fact one of my favorite albums of all time).<\/p>\n<p>The idea for this poem came from a conversation I had with a friend who&#8217;s really into music. I asked him about a band and he said he enjoyed their music. When we tried thinking of the same song, I thought to just remind him of the single phrase that&#8217;s repeated constantly in the song. Like half the song is just that repeated phrase. And he couldn&#8217;t recall any lyrics like that. Then he asked me what the melody of the song was, and I gave him the same blank stare he gave me.<\/p>\n<p>I think the beauty of art is you can enjoy it anyway you want. I could go my whole life thinking of songs as poems with some noise in the background, and if that&#8217;s how I see it then that&#8217;s how I see it. However, I feel like my unfamiliarity with music theory and the like gets brought up more and more nowadays, and every time I&#8217;m getting more tired of it.<\/p>\n<p>But getting into music is scary. It&#8217;s so floaty and where would it take me even? Obviously I&#8217;m not looking to become the next ukulele star, nor do I expect that&#8217;s even a possibility. But it&#8217;s a daunting task, and without a clear outcome I&#8217;m very hesitant to learn how to write music and songs. I&#8217;m trying to focus all of my energy on film and some writing, learning mastering those arts because of their connections to me. But music is so amazing! It&#8217;s calming and just learning other people&#8217;s songs on my ukes is fulfilling.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the poem comes from this place of tension. Of wanting to know more and go further without having the energy to. It&#8217;s honestly an exhausting spot to be in, but I&#8217;m still figuring stuff out and that&#8217;s alright.<\/p>\n<p>So long and hang in there, just most of the semester left&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>-Jonah J. Sobczak<\/p>\n<p>jonahso<\/p>\n<p>P.S. In the video, I am playing Death with Dignity by Sufjan Stevens, (also an amazing lyricist if you were wondering)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi all! Music is amazing. For me it can function as white noise or a source for existential breakdowns, and also every point in between. As I state in this, the main reason I like to\u00a0listen\u00a0listen to music is because of the lyrics. 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