03-22-2014, 07:34 AM
Shakespeare really is my favourite poet, I don't reach MUCH poetry, but him and lord Byron are my two favourites.
What really inspired me to begin writing at all was the really lyrical rappers. I believe in some ways, with its rhythm, and strict adherence to rhyme. Rap is a modern interpretation of oral poetry. (However when I hear songs like "laffy taffy" and anything Soulja Boy has created I wonder.) But on the whole, there are some really lyrical rappers. One song that really made me sit and go "Okay lets take the next step and write poetry." was this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY-Q8oPzOhA
What really inspired me to begin writing at all was the really lyrical rappers. I believe in some ways, with its rhythm, and strict adherence to rhyme. Rap is a modern interpretation of oral poetry. (However when I hear songs like "laffy taffy" and anything Soulja Boy has created I wonder.) But on the whole, there are some really lyrical rappers. One song that really made me sit and go "Okay lets take the next step and write poetry." was this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY-Q8oPzOhA