The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #144193   Message #3333536
Posted By: theleveller
04-Apr-12 - 08:08 AM
Thread Name: Is this folk music?
Subject: RE: Is this folk music?
"An analogy would be to our beloved English language, which is a closed collection of phonemes and morphemes that have specific meanings attached,and are organized according to strict rules of grammar to convey the full range of human feelings, ideas, and information."

Some of the most expressive uses of the language, however, result from the inspirations that break the rules and, in doing so, create an impression or "feel" that is beyond the rational. I'm alluding, of course, to poetry.