“…remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is prose; words in their best order; - poetry; the best words in the best order.” (Coleridge)
Words, conversation and language have always been cornerstones of our social world, and English is one of the world’s richest languages. Continually evolving and far from static, the history of the English language is one marked by constant evolution, expansion, and absorption.
We are deluged with more information and forms of communication than ever before, but how do we judge the words and language we find pleasurable, rather than purely functional? What connects certain people with certain words, placed together in a certain order? And if poetry is indeed the ‘best words in the best order’, how do we decide what this means for us personally?
Words, words, words takes a contemporary look at the relationship between different people and different words
From old words to on-line words. From words that have to be chanted to those that need to be told. From words in science to words in philosophy. From slang words to family words. From words that carry to words that sell. And from learning words to abusive words.
It is a series of 12 audio vignettes exploring these issues by focusing on people from a broad cross-section of the Brighton and Hove community.talking about their own ‘best words’.