In Rap, As In Most Popular Lyrics,

It Normally Happens That If You Put Two Words Together, Or Two Syllables Together, One Of Them Will Attract More Weight, More Emphasis, Than The Other. In Other Words, Most So-called Spondees Can Be Read As Either Iambs Or Trochees.

Free Verse Seemed Democratic Because It Offered Freedom Of Access To Writers. And Those Who Disdained Free Verse Would Always Be Open To Accusations Of Elitism, Mandarinism. Open Form Was Like Common Ground On Which All Might Graze Their Cattle - It Was Not To Be Closed In By Usurping Landlords.

Great Poetry Does Not Have To Be Technically Intricate.

In Rap, As In Most Popular Lyrics, A Very Low Standard Is Set For Rhyme; But This Was Not Always The Case With Popular Music.

I Prefer Writing In The Mornings, So To That Extent I Have A Routine. I Do Reading And Other Things In The Afternoon.