During the morning drive time I heard a piece on NPR about songwriter Annie Clark who uses the stage name St. Vincent. Speaking to NPR's David Greene about her latest album "Strange Mercy" she said something that I so totally feel the same about when it comes to poetry. She told Green, "I think in some ways, it can do a listener a disservice to explain a song, I think I'd rather leave a little room for people to put themselves in it."
Thank you! I prefer not to hand out road maps with poetry. Let the reader arrive at whatever destination they can. Really, the journey will mean so much more.
Anyway, I like what I've heard of the new album. Check it out on the NPR site!
