THE MUSIC OF WORDS
- Anthony Blake
The fourth in our current session of the ‘Invitation to Conversation’ series will be a glimpse into the immense subject of poetry and music and their overlap. In the time we have available it cannot be more than a tiny sampling, but we hope to give you something substantial to chew on. Our guides will be pianist and composer Ruben Yessavan and poet and travel writer Michael White, who have worked together to create a rich programme of poetry, reading, music, and song.
The first part of the session will mostly consist of how a poem can be ‘translated’ into music while the second will offer a survey of poetry and readings. There will be opportunities for you to make comments and ask questions. The team will include Jason Joslyn on technical support and myself making a few interventions.
