Now the voice topic is interesting to me for two main reasons:
[1] On discussing certain topics, a friend of mine said that my English reminded him of Plato's Greek.
[2] I also discovered that my voice fitted naturally into or is harmonious with 19th century English.
Now I don't know any Ancient Greek, and I did not study 19th century English, but it just turned out that way. I too find the modern English idiom a little uninspiring, with one of the reason being the massive simplification of sentence structure post the invention of radio and television. I say it all the time: not everybody speaks the same English.
Also, for sure, without a persistent and consistent mythos, modern poetry can fracture into a million fragments of personal concerns like so many diary entries.
But all the above is part of what makes poetry writing a fun hobby for me.
Addendum: An a recent English friend of mine described my speech as "ancient". Which was fun!
Last edited by Yves S L; 07-28-2024 at 01:15 PM.
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