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Q&A How to transition from poetry to song-writing?

I've written poetry since I was nine, and I would say I'm pretty good at it. I also really like music, and I can create simple melodies that I hum to myself. But whenever I try to write a song, m...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by weakdna says reinstate monica‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:44:04Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/44692
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar weakdna says reinstate monica‭ · 2019-12-08T11:44:04Z (over 4 years ago)
I've written poetry since I was nine, and I would say I'm pretty good at it. I also really like music, and I can create simple melodies that I hum to myself. But whenever I try to write a song, my attempts fall flat, and I don't understand why. I'm good at rhyming and metering and I've written poetry before that, with a tune, could be turned into a song, but when I actually set out to write a _song_, not a _poem_, I am disappointed with the results. Is this common? And how do I fix this? How can I transition from poetry to song-writing, even though they are similar?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-04-20T17:23:44Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 6