If you're writing a song, you have to write something that can be understood serially. When you're reading a poem that's written for the page, your eye can skip up and down. You can see the thing whole. But you're not going to see the thing whole in the song. You're going to hear it in series, and you can't skip back.
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"If you're writing a song, you have to write something that can be understood serially. When you're reading a poem that's written for the page, your eye can skip up and down. You can see the thing whole. But you're not going to see the thing whole in the song. You're going to hear it in series, and you can't skip back." — James Fenton
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If you're writing a song, you have to write something that can be understood serially. When you're reading a poem that's written for the page, your eye can skip up and down. You can see the thing whole. But you're not going to see the thing whole in the song. You're going to hear it in series, and you can't skip back. — James Fenton
About James Fenton
James Fenton was a Poet from Australia (1864–1950).
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Who said "If you're writing a song, you have to write something that can be understood se…"?
This quote is attributed to James Fenton, a Poet from Australia.
When did James Fenton live?
James Fenton lived from 1864 – 1950.