The song "If I Were A Bird" is about how Marsha Ambrosius whats to just fly away from the problems that she has to face in her li...

The song that I am willing to defend as poetry is " Under the Bridge " by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. This song was released as the...

The Nights is a song by Avicii in the album So Fresh: The Hits of Autumn 2015 . The central theme of the song is (fortunately) not hidden b...

" Youth " by Beach Fossils (an American Indie rock band) from their album Beach Fossils illustrates poetry within music. The song ...

"Hymn for the Weekend" has got to be my favorite song from Coldplay's new album, A Head Full of Dreams. The song is slow, yet ...

In Your Clouds by MNEK, British singer-songwriter, is from his first extended play Small Talk EP. The song describes the wanting that is as...

The song I chose is " Hallelujah " by Jeff Buckley from his album Grace . Leonard Cohen originally wrote and performed the song, w...

"Acid Rain" (lyrics)  by Chance the Rapper is poetry because it provides experience. The song is about how Chance the Rapper, who ...

I chose the song “Sodom, South Georgia” by Iron & Wine (Samuel Beam.) I think all of his songs are really poetic and beautiful. Most of...

I chose the song "Walking in Memphis" on Marc Cohn's self-titled debut album to analyze as poetry. To me, this song reminds me...

For my music poetry, I chose the song "Debra" by Beck, the master lyricist of the 1990s. Now, before you stop and go "oh dan ...

I chose the song “ Strawberry ” by Paul Baribeau from his debut self-titled album to analyze as poetry. This song, or poem, conveys the trut...

The song You're Beautiful by James Blunt, from the album, Back to Bedlam is memorable for me. I recall hearing this song frequently on...

When we are young we tend to believe that growing up means that we become more free and confident. However, this is not necessarily the case...

After years of listening to his music, I can say that John Mayer has definitely grown on me. From his 2001 album, Room for Squares, the song...

There are a lot stories in Citizen about mis-identification. In the beginning of the book she tells us about when her childhood friend calle...

The song I chose to defend as poetry is "American Candy" by The Maine from the album American Candy. This album came out in 2015 ...

Claudia Rankine’s Citizen is both frightening and fearless. Seemingly colloquial and monotonous at first, elucidating the “quotidian struggl...

While reading Citizen , a line that stood out to me was, "You both experience this cut, which she keeps insisting is a joke, a joke stu...

Throughout my life I've grown accustomed to thinking that all the stereotypes Perrine pointed out in What is Poetry ...