What if a poem could become music?
Piano Poetry: Volume I is a collection of 15 original piano compositions inspired by my sister’s poetry.
What began as a creative experiment became something much bigger: an exploration of what happens when emotional language is translated into harmonic language.
Each piece began with a poem from Sierra’s collection Hope Gives a Eulogy. Rather than simply accompanying the words, I wanted the music to respond to them. I wanted to capture the questions, tension, grief, hope, stillness, and beauty living between the lines through music.
The result is Piano Poetry: poetry you can hear, feel, and play.
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How It Began
I first read Hope Gives a Eulogy in 2021. Years later, I found myself wondering what would happen if I sat down at the piano and tried to tell one of those stories through music.
So I tried it.
One poem became one composition. Then another. And another. What started as my own little creative experiment eventually grew into 15 pieces and a project unlike anything I had made before.
Writing music didn’t always come naturally to me. Piano Poetry pushed me outside of the familiar—to listen differently, experiment with harmony, trust my ear, and allow the music to exist without always needing a perfectly resolved answer.
Inside the Book:
Piano Poetry: Volume I includes 15 original piano compositions written for intermediate pianists, with a combination of fully written arrangements and lead sheets.
Throughout the collection, you’ll also find behind-the-scenes notes from both poet and composer, sharing the stories, ideas, and musical choices behind each piece. A QR code connects you to performances of the music, allowing you to hear each poem interpreted through the piano.