“Music has a poetry of its own, and that poetry is called melody.”
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A group of us started a community center in Santa Monica. We've tried different programs, and three have worked really well. A poetry group. Once a week we visit Venice High and talk to girls at risk.
By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.
My next project is to get back to that. Actually, to learn how to write poetry. I'm not kidding.