Composers need words, but they do not necessarily need poetry. The Russian composer, Aleksandr Mossolov, who chose texts from newspaper small ads, had a good point to make. With revolutionary music, any text can be set to work.
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James Fenton was a contemporary English poet, journalist and literary critic. James Martin Fenton is an English poet, journalist and literary critic. He is a former Oxford Professor of Poetry. Read more on Wikipedia →