Jazz Poems: A Pocket Full of Poesies
Stephanie Jeannot
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When I was younger, me and my friends would gather in a circle holding hands with one person in the middle of it and we would sing, "Ring around the rosey. Pocket full of poesies." Today, I found my pocket full of poesies that really caught my attention. And what a coincidence for it to hav 
e been on one of my favorite topics, MUSIC. Jazz music, that is.
Jazz is The art of music characterized by improvisation, syncopated rhythms and animated instrumentation with a flashy sound. It was said to have been started at the end of Ragtime in 1895 with the cornet player, Buddy Bolden who is marked as "The father of jazz music." For over 100 years now, jazz music has made a mark in music history. Like in all music, it has gone through different stages and different phases. I appreciate jazz music and love both the instrumental jazz as well the jazz music that features vocals. Jazz is one of those genres of music that tells a story without words, like that of classical music, except, jazz has a sense of soul and funk to it. It is like a butterfly's flight into the deep blue sky where it is free to take on the world. It is marked by the loud, clear tones of brass instruments.
Poetryis the art of language used to express an idea or concept in an evocative way. Poetry, like jazz, also paints a picture as an invisible paint brush would paint an image in your mind so that you can visualize the essence of the words at hand. As a writer and lover of poetry, I found it to be quite peculiar to come across the book, Jazz Poems.
Jazz Poems is a compilation of metrical writing that builds an emotional ladder into the world of jazz music. Kevin Young selected and edited a compilation of over 100 poems on the topic of jazz. Some of the poets featured are Carl Sandburg, whom is said to be the first poet to write about jazz, Langston Hughes, David Lehman, William Matthews, Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr, Terrence Hayes and Rita Dove. Any poetry book that has two Poet Laureates' poetry involved must be a good one. Just from reading the Contents page, I knew I was in for a great deal of brilliant poetry.
Jazz is The art of music characterized by improvisation, syncopated rhythms and animated instrumentation with a flashy sound. It was said to have been started at the end of Ragtime in 1895 with the cornet player, Buddy Bolden who is marked as "The father of jazz music." For over 100 years now, jazz music has made a mark in music history. Like in all music, it has gone through different stages and different phases. I appreciate jazz music and love both the instrumental jazz as well the jazz music that features vocals. Jazz is one of those genres of music that tells a story without words, like that of classical music, except, jazz has a sense of soul and funk to it. It is like a butterfly's flight into the deep blue sky where it is free to take on the world. It is marked by the loud, clear tones of brass instruments.
Poetryis the art of language used to express an idea or concept in an evocative way. Poetry, like jazz, also paints a picture as an invisible paint brush would paint an image in your mind so that you can visualize the essence of the words at hand. As a writer and lover of poetry, I found it to be quite peculiar to come across the book, Jazz Poems.
Jazz Poems is a compilation of metrical writing that builds an emotional ladder into the world of jazz music. Kevin Young selected and edited a compilation of over 100 poems on the topic of jazz. Some of the poets featured are Carl Sandburg, whom is said to be the first poet to write about jazz, Langston Hughes, David Lehman, William Matthews, Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr, Terrence Hayes and Rita Dove. Any poetry book that has two Poet Laureates' poetry involved must be a good one. Just from reading the Contents page, I knew I was in for a great deal of brilliant poetry.