Panama City Songwriters Underground

05/09/2025

Writing songs is like mining for stars.

This two-hour class will focus on examining the work of great lyricists and the techniques they use to write memorable lyrics.

05/09/2025

This two-hour class will focus on examining the work of great lyricists and the techniques they use to write memorable lyrics.

10/18/2024

If you find your head in the clouds and want to turn your daydreams into reality, my class "The Price of a Song: Writing More Dangerous Lyrics" will return and Gulf Coast College's Education Encore program.

Registration opens October 25. and classes will be on Fridays, from January 24 – February 28.

This course will look at the basics of modern songwriting and explore ways to break the rules of composing lyrics that avoid cliches and stand out in unexpected ways, to grab the attention of the listener.

Instructor: Michael R. J. Roth
You can read about me here: https://easyheroes.com/bio

08/31/2024

While my passion is writing songs, poetry has long been part of my life. I was pleased that a lyric I wrote, "Einstein Washes the Dishes" was published in this month's issue of Rattle magazine. It's a special issue that focuses on songwriter-poets.

Tribute to Musicians Conversation with Ani DiFranco The Fall 2024 issue of Rattle features a Tribute to Musicians. Poetry is the the music of speech. Sonnets are little songs. Ballads walk a line b…