La parola da casa, Serena Piccoli

i came to poetry from music--not that unusal, i know; however, my music always seems more personal than my poetry. i don't quite know why. perhaps it's because i haven't let many people hear me play music for years, whereas when i write poetry, i assume that sooner or later it might be read. my songs become containers for personal emotion uncensored. even those closest to me hardly ever hear them. writing poetry, i choose what not to say as much as i choose what to say.