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Music Poems | Examples of Music Poetry

Music Poems - Examples of all types of music poetry to share and read. This list of music poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of music poetry. This list of works about music is an excellent resource for examples on how to write music poems.
Premium Member A Whole Lot of Cruis’n Going On
Who could cruise on in, play Jerry Lee? One deck is frozen, in disbelief. A titanic hit off the old block. Fingers grooving, what a shock. He’s not jealous of Billy Joel, he’s his own piano man. I took a seat, many took an aisle, caught off...Read the rest...
Categories: music,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Robert Zimmerman American Poet
Robert Zimmerman American Poet Heard the tambourine man play today as I was knockin’ on heaven’s door. Like a rolling stone she could not stay. Her boots of spanish leather made me sore. I was knockin’ on heaven’s door, old mighty Quinn...Read the rest...
Categories: music,
Form: Pantoum
Tears In Heaven
Would you know my name? If I saw you in heaven Would it be the same? If I saw you in heaven I must be strong and carry on cuz I know I don't belong...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, music,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member WHEN SILENCE SPEAKS
. . . . . . . . . 4'33' John Cage* . . . . . ...Read the rest...
Categories: music, satire,
Form: Didactic
Premium Member BM VI ecphrasis piano
Scumann's creative piano technique* ...Read the rest...
Categories: music,
Form: Ekphrasis



Premium Member Frankenstein Sinatra
You’ve really done it this time Frank. You’ve made the worst mess ever seen - A monster, hideous and rank, A disaster, vile and obscene. For yourself, what d’ya have to say? Well, says Frank, “I did it my...Read the rest...
Categories: music, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Dancing While Singing
Dancing minds free singing bodies Dancing bodies reserve singing minds. Minds find faith in wealthy blue-sky synergy where bodies have experienced hope for sacred EarthTribe's healthiest green integrity. Whether we feel we must invest in cooperative minds invoking compassionate sacred bodies Or think we might best...Read the rest...
Categories: music, health, integrity, light, muse,
Form: Parallelismus Membrorum
Premium Member The Banjo Man
When I sit alone with my memories My mind drifts back to the early 60s When folk music was all the rage The New Christy Minstrels, Peter Paul and Mary The Brothers Four, The Limelighters, The Kingston Trio The Canadiana...Read the rest...
Categories: music,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member BM V ecphrasis piano
Chopin noctune opus 2* ...Read the rest...
Categories: music,
Form: Ekphrasis
Premium Member Cool and Calm
Cool, crisp night air carries the call of the loon Two trumpeter swans croon timeless tunes... Hey,...Read the rest...
Categories: bird, music, satire, sound,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Norm, Nate, and Hank Williams
This is the story of Norm and Nate, And Hank Williams, the great balladeer, And what was to be their horrible fate As they spun on this rotating sphere. Nate the needle played hits on...Read the rest...
Categories: music, silly,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member BM IV ecphrasis piano
Mozart No 20 DK 466* ...Read the rest...
Categories: music,
Form: Ekphrasis
Premium Member BM piano III
orchestral concerto no 5* ...Read the rest...
Categories: music,
Form: Ekphrasis
Premium Member A Twilight Robbery
Line of Inquiry “I wasn’t sure what it was he said but it meant a lot to me.” When there was still daylight lingering, And the wind was upon the leaves, And every leaf trembled at its touch, On my...Read the rest...
Categories: emotions, love, music,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member BM piano II
piano ' in a landscape'*- ...Read the rest...
Categories: music,
Form: Ekphrasis

Specific Types of Music Poems

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Definition | What is Music in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs