Public Poem Comments

Richard

(2025-07-06 16:45)

Thank you for your comment, Maggie. It's interesting that "Echoes of Elara" brought "Kayleigh" by Marillion to mind as that song was certainly in my mind when I created this. I appreciate you sharing the connection. If there are other songs or poems that evoke the same feelings for you, I'd be interested to hear about them.

Richard

(2025-06-26 18:29)

Thank you so much, Maggie! I’m thrilled you enjoyed these arrangements—“Wind on the Hill” has always been a favorite of mine too, and it was a joy to reimagine it with Afrobeats rhythms. I’m glad the blend of playfulness and emotion came through for you. Your thoughtful feedback truly means a lot and inspires me to keep experimenting with new musical directions. Thanks again for listening and sharing your experience!

Richard

(2025-06-27 18:11)

Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I am glad you found the idea of layering musical interpretation over poetic interpretation of visual art to be interesting. Mina Loy is indeed a fascinating poet, both for her experimental style and for how she navigated the artistic circles of her time. Her poem about Brancusi’s sculpture is a great example of how different art forms can speak to each other, each adding its own perspective to the conversation.

If you find Loy’s work intriguing, there is a lot more to discover in her poetry, especially her explorations of modernist themes and her unique use of language. I am always interested to hear how others respond to these cross-disciplinary experiments, so if you have any thoughts on how the music interacts with the poem or the sculpture, I would enjoy hearing them.