Summary Of Writing To The Beat

In Writing to the Beat by Perry Garfinkel the writer of this essay explains how drumming has influenced her writing she sates the because of her attraction to music she has also developed an attraction for reading and writing and this is because she says all writers have a rhythm she explains that when people choose two close sounding words they are more entailed to reading that book because of the beat. The author of this essay states “We sense when a beat is missing from a line”. I believe that what the author may mean by this is that when we don’t place two coordinating words together it sounds dull. A good example of this would-be poems there are some poems that rhyme and they have a good rhythm to them most people are more inclined to
In the end of Garfinkels essay she goes on to explain the writing comes naturally it happens on its own. I can agree with the author that sometimes it is much more interesting to read upbeat things such as rhyming poems and this is because they are very fast pace and fun most of the reading and writing we do today consists of slow motion reading for education purpose but when one is seeking to read a book for fun they will most likely gravitate for fun easy going books such as dr. sues poems something easy and simple something that can be read to a child or even an elderly too. I too can agree with her that most of us writers in fact writers have a rhythm some not as fast paced as others but we all have a rhythm. Maybe drumming and writing may be two completely different tasks but what I do know or have learned from reading this essay is that in reality drumming and writing both consist of beats and its also a way for this writer to get away from thinking so much about her writing she states that she has benefited from her drumming because it helps with balance she s using her brain simultaneously to both be physical and visceral at the same