My man is Lorca and his idea of duende (which neatly sidesteps the
gendered problems of Musing).
"The duende…is a power, not a work; it is a struggle, not a thought. I
have heard an old maestro of the guitar say, 'The duende is not in the
throat; the duende climbs up inside you, from the soles of the feet'.
Meaning this: it is not a question of ability, but of true living
style, of blood, of the most ancient culture, of spontaneous
creation."
And further: "All that has black sounds is duende". And further: "All
arts are capable of duende, but where it finds its greatest range,
naturally, is in music, dance and spoken poetry, for these arts
require a body to interpret them, being forms that are born, die, and
open their contours against an exact present."
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> If I _knew_ thoroly the Truth of what we can call 'Flow', I wouldn't be
> posting this message. My aim's to flush out petc-birds' angles. With the
> brains, sensitivities, and seeming unlimited as well as global information
> possessed and expressed by petc folk, it seems insane not to launch this
> thing! The following questions will, I hope, get some responses:
>
> 1) Let's get specific, down to microscopic, with what for YOU engenders
> 'flow' and when it seems to start, when it stops.
>
> 2) What have your esteemed poets said or argued about 'flow'?
>
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