While reading poetry...

Does anyon else keep music on? While on this site I play Afghani, Persian, or Indian classical music, and I think it adds a lot to the whole expirence (not that anything can make these poems better, because I've enjoyed everything I've read here).

what does everyone else do?

Last edited by BDIsernhagen 06-03-2009 at 07:34:49 AM

Re: While reading poetry...

I do this often as well. I always try to stimulate multiple senses in most things I do. When I am reading I play a lot of classical music, Beethoven and Mozart mostly. When I listen to Music I watch something on TV with the Music down. There is a show that comes on the History channel I believe called "The Universe" and I will watch that while I listen to Pink Floyd or Radiohead, just something that matches nicely with theme of space and beyond to coincide with what i'm watching, or you could go with the 'ol standby The Dark side of Oz, which i'm sure most have heard is where you synch up The dark side of the moon with the wizard of oz. Something else I watch quite often when listening to music is the documentary "Planet Earth". Again, depending on which part of the series you are watching, the forests, the ocean, whatever...just find an album that synchs up, turn the tv down, crank the music up and smoke 'em if ya go 'em. Many times great ideas will come to me when doing so.

I have only recently started writing again, but still I found myself doing just as you do with the music as I write, it just seems like the natural thing to do for me.

Spence

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I also listen to a lot of instrumental guitar by artists like Steve Vai, Buckethead, Steve Morse, but my favorite is Joe Satriani. While Joe really can get down and shred and play some hardcore rock 'n roll, his ballads are second to none. If you search him look for his ballad such as Love Thing, Cryin', & Rubina. This is great backround music for reading, writing, or simply just listening and enjoying the music.

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i would agree one thing i find relaxing is to listen to brule lakota george and other native artists since my dad is a full member of the sioux tribe and i was raised in the culture it makes me feel like im back home at the pow wow's i use to dance at while read!

RE: While reading poetry...

On the site I hang out on flagging a post means your wanting to be updated on that post.. not so here I take it.. Reading poetry.