If you are a musician, how can you say, 'this one is from devotional poetry, so I am not going to sing it.'
Oriya has had a strong tradition of poetry, especially devotional poetry.
He ridicules Tukaram's devotional poetry and parodies it into a vulgar version.
A Roman Catholic by conviction, he has also written devotional poetry and articles.
He was also a writer of devotional poetry and hymns, many of which remained popular through the 19th century, although now largely forgotten.
His mother read widely, kept elaborate scrapbooks featuring both family members and celebrities, and wrote devotional poetry.
The themes and styles of this devotional poetry have been widely imitated by many Sufi poets.
They are the best examples of the rare phenomenon of humour, in devotional poetry.
Spanish devotional poetry adapts the lyric for religious purposes.
'Mukund Bavani' is a collection of his devotional poetry.