Musicians Who Write Poetry : Harriet Staff : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation

 Source: Musicians Who Write Poetry : Harriet Staff : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation

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The Power of Poetry: Curtis Mayfield

The Power of Poetry

The Power of Poetry

"Actually, when I was in school, I guess I was about eleven or twelve, Mrs. Burke, my English teacher, challenged the kids to write poems. The best poems would be put on the board. My poem, A Song, was about what a song does to the human psyche. My poem stayed on the board for three to four weeks."

                                                                            Lamont Dozier
                                                                  legendary Motown songwriter