Billy Collins - One of the disadvantages of poetry over popular music is that if you write a pop son...

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One of the disadvantages of poetry over popular music is that if you write a pop song, it naturally gets into people's heads as they listen in the car. You don't have to memorize a Paul Simon song; it's just in your head, and you can sing along. With a poem, you have to will yourself to memorize it.

Billy Collins

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Einer der Nachteile von Poesie gegenüber populärer Musik ist, dass, wenn Sie einen Pop-Song schreiben, dieser sich auf natürliche Weise in den Köpfen der Menschen befindet, wenn sie im Auto hören. Sie müssen sich kein Paul Simon-Lied merken. Es ist nur in deinem Kopf und du kannst mitsingen. Mit einem Gedicht müssen Sie es sich merken.

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