When poetry begins to suggest rhythm, atmosphere and movement, the page can become the first frame of a cinematic song.
How do you turn a poem into a cinematic song without flattening the poem into ordinary lyrics—or burying its language beneath an oversized arrangement? The challenge is not simply to add chords, a melody and dramatic strings. A successful transformation requires the writer or composer to discover what is already moving inside the poem: its hidden pulse, emotional geography, changes of perspective, silences, images and moments of release.
