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The Ballad of St. Orwell
It might seem uncommon, to some passing strange, that your life some others would like to arrange, to limit your options, your sights and your range; a preposterous thought, you’ll agree. It might seem presumptuous, to say the least, to … Continue reading
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Tagged ballad, class struggle, dichotomy, George Orwell, NaPoWriMo, oppression
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Some music must be free
All music cannot be contained in simple structures, common forms, by formulaic skeletons that would restrict the way it’s made; it reaches out beyond those lines, a crayon in untutored hands that blurs the edges in between the guidelines of … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, diversity, expression, life, music, NaPoWriMo, oppression, order, silence
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