Relationship between poetry and music

[Randy]

Is there a relationship between poetry and music?

Since medieval times, people have been manipulating poetry to make music.

Are songs really poems?

 

[PGen98]

Yes and no, most songs use basic rhyme schemes, so there is at least a minor correlation, but I think poetry goes deeper.

(not that songs aren't deep, that's not what I'm saying, plenty of songs are deep and meaningful)

 

[Nebulous]

A poem set to music is a song, a song that does not involve music is a poem.