Artificial intelligence and poetry: a new voice for old lines

(or how I turned my poems into musical masterpieces and computers into collaborators)

11/27/2024

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Hello, or ‘How did I get to this life?’

You know, there are those moments when you look at your old poems and think, ‘Well, it sounds good, but it's like something's missing...’. I've had a lot of those moments. So one day, instead of once again looking for inspiration in the autumn leaves (although I still love that activity 🍂), I thought, ‘What if we ask... artificial intelligence to help?’.

Yes, yes, the same one that usually suggests hoover adverts to you or tries to guess your music taste on Spotify. I decided to give it a chance, and you know what, this clever piece of code was able to breathe something new into my poems that I couldn't even imagine.

What did the AI do to my poems?

Firstly, it made them musical. Yes, my lines written on long autumn evenings with a cup of tea (and sometimes not just tea 🍷) have found a melody. Not a simple melody, but one that touches you to the core. Have you ever heard your own thoughts turned into a song? No? Then you should definitely come to me on YouTube.

Secondly, AI has helped me see my writing from a different perspective. Let's say I have a poem about autumn. It's classic: leaves, wind, melancholy. But now it's not just lines, but a melodic hymn to autumn with electronic accents that turn the landscape into a whole universe. 🎵🍁

"AI and poetry? Is that even normal?"

People ask, and sometimes with a note of disbelief. Well, how can I put it... Yes, it may not exactly be a classical art form, but who says art should always be the same?

AI for me is not a substitute for inspiration. It's a tool, like a paintbrush for a painter or a piano for a composer. It doesn't write for me, it helps me see and hear things I didn't notice myself. He's like a friend who won't say, ‘Well, that's fine,’ but instead will take it and suggest how to do better.

FAQ: Answers to the most popular questions

1. Why AI? Why not traditional music?

Because the world is changing. Artificial intelligence allows you to create something new, unique, something that was not available before. It's like a symbiosis of tradition and progress.

2. Is it still your work or not?

Absolutely mine! The AI doesn't write for me, it complements what is already there. All the poems and melodies are my soul, but now they sound even deeper.

3. Is it interesting to listeners at all?

Yes! Many people say that such music allows you to look at the words in a new way and feel emotions that were hidden before.

4. Can it be called real art?

What is real art? If it is something that touches souls, makes you think and feel, then yes, of course.

To summarise the main point

AI is not a threat to art, but its new tool. It helps me create music that opens up the poems in new ways. Autumn in my works now sounds as if nature itself is whispering these lines. 🍂🎵

Finale: Not just a poem, but a whole world

My poems have always been a way for me to express thoughts and feelings. Now, thanks to AI, they've also become a way to share that with the world in musical form. If you want to hear what autumn sounds like, how the wind sings and how rhymes turn into melodies - welcome to my world.

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So, ready to hear poetry take on a new voice? Then I look forward to seeing you on my social networks and YouTube. 🎧

Yours, Alexander.