How To Write Metaphors In Poetry And Music
The reason we write metaphors is to enrich the meaning of what we are trying to express, give it more color, and have our readers create more of an emotional…
Unique Poetry Book With Songs That Take Your Imagination To New Worlds
If you want a dreamy and delightful experience, you’ve come to the right place. This unique poetry book has an accompanying song with every poem. Let the music help your…
Music With Poetry: Lyrical Analysis And Commentary Of Songs With Poetry
Music that has deep poetry has always inspired me. I’ve always loved musicians who write songs with poetry like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Leonard Cohen. Their music is touching…
Bulat Okudzhava Poems And Songs In English
Bulat Okudzhava wrote his music roughly between 1950s and 1990s, but his music is still enjoyed by contemporary audiences because it’s soulful and touching, which is something lacking in contemporary…
Inspirational Songs – Music With Inspiring Lyrics – Analysis Of Inspirational Quotes From Songs
The first inspirational song on our list is The Road Less Traveled Song, which as the name suggests is inspired by Robert Frost’s famous poem The Road Less Traveled. It’s…
Songs About Loneliness And Songs About Being Alone But Finding Hope
A simple and powerful song about loneliness is called “The Road Song” and it’s a song I translated from a Russian poet and songwriter Bulat Okudzhava. It’s a song about…
Songs About Not Giving Up And Moving Forward – On Different Things Like Life, Love, Or Relationships
The first song about not giving up on life is a play on Beethoven’s 5th Symphony mixed with a contemporary song. Beethoven’s 5th Symphony has the famous 4-note motif that…
Optimistic Songs With Beautiful Lyrics
I want to start with one optimistic and little-known to English-speaking audiences song that I translated from Russian poet Bulat Okudzhava. The song is called Blue Trolley and it is…
Relatable Songs
One relatable element of just about everyone’s life is having some goals, struggling to achieve them, achieving some or all of them, only to be disappointed in the end. This…
Best Song Lyrics
I am a songwriter, poet, and a translator of songs from Russian. I’ll share some of the best song lyrics from songs I’ve written and songs I’ve translated from Russian…