If you want the truth,
I’ll tell you the truth:
Listen to the secret sound,
the real sound,
which is inside you.
-Kabir.
Summary
In this episode, poet, songwriter and performer Mohammad Muneem Nazir explores what makes a poet, whether artists are born or made, and how choice shapes creative identity. He speaks about the mathematics of poetry, discipline behind artistic freedom, experience, failure, and the power of expression. This conversation is for writers, musicians, designers and anyone curious about creativity, art and the mindset needed to become an artist.
In this episode
• Who according to you is a poet?
• Is poetry about transporting the audience somewhere else or is it more about introspection?
• Can the poet and the poetry be separated, or are they inseparable?
• Is there a right inclination between expressing purely for oneself and pleasing the audience?
• When you perform a song like Malal, are you consciously shaping audience takeaways or is it pure intuition?
• Do artists need to know the rules before breaking them? What is the role of structure and mathematics in poetry?
• What is Ishq Majazi and Ishq Haqiqi, and how does choice shape an artist’s path?
• Is there any prerequisite to becoming a poet? Does a poet need pain or heightened sensitivity?
• Does an artist need a muse or specific conditions to create meaningful work?
• What is special about the language you perform in, and how does language shape artistic expression?
