Poetry Quote by Arnold Adoff

I like bringing my poet brain and sensibility to lyrics I write.

— Jamila Woods

You always will be singing a song or humming a line or a melody.

— Dennis Brown

Words and melody are what draw me in, always.

— Matthew Koma

I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge.

— Jeffery Deaver

I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs.

— PJ Harvey

So much of my career has been about saying things the way people say them, using melodies not that I can sing but that…

— Lionel Richie

What I like to do is treat words as a craftsman does his wood or stone or what-have-you, to hew, carve, mold, coil, polish,…

— Dylan Thomas

These days, if you happen to be a poet you have to sing your words to get your ideas out.

— Sara Genn

Granted, I'm someone who loves words. I've always loved poetry - so it's suited to me.

— Aimee Bender

My poetry has become the way of my giving out what music is within me.

— Countee Cullen

I write lyrics. putting words and melodies to my songs. That's a real challenge, I take it on vigorously.

— Gord Downie

I love the sound of words, the feel of them, the flow of them. I love the challenge of finding just that perfect combination…

— Lauren Willig