<P> The poem has inspired a number of musicians, including the American contemporary music ensemble eighth blackbird which derived their name from the poem's eighth stanza which makes references to "noble accents / And lucid, inescapable rhythms", and inspired several specific compositions as well: </P> <Ul> <Li> "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird", by Lukas Foss, Thirteen Ways, by Thomas Albert; </Li> <Li> "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird", by James Tenney </Li> <Li> "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird", by Louise Talma for Tenor / Soprano, Oboe / Flute, and Piano; </Li> <Li> "Thirteen Other Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" (Piano Sonata No. 2) by Charles Bestor; and </Li> <Li> Blackbirds, for Flute and Bassoon, Gregory Youtz . </Li> </Ul> <Li> "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird", by Lukas Foss, Thirteen Ways, by Thomas Albert; </Li> <Li> "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird", by James Tenney </Li>

13 ways to look at a black bird