Some of these dental techniques are not simply bizzare. A very common example is "Russian Red", a resin used in various contexts, e. g. for filling rooth canals that is notoriously hard to remove and toxic.
Sure, rhythm, structure, even how the words are being printed on a page are used as poetic elements in modern poetry. Often, pure sound is used, meaningless, fictional words, decomposed elements of a given language, syllables.
But modern poetry has moved away from long standing, fixed rhyme schemes and meter. This, along with the use of anachrononistic language, gives the translation a dated feel. I'm aware of the age of the poem, but I don't feel the ultimate goal of a translation must always be perfect accuracy to the source material and its historical context. In fact, poetry often suffers from such endeavors.
The stylophone is probably not a very good choice if you actually want to make a musical track, it's quite a bit limited.
Also, please don't assume that hardware is simpler than plugins. A lot of hardware has plenty of menu diving or arcane shortcuts due to the limited hardware controls, tiny (or absent) screens etc.
You should be looking at "one knob per function" devices.
If you just want to explore a bit and make tracks, get a groovebox l. If you are looking to dive into synthesis and a bit of sound design, look at the Arturia Microfreak.
I agree, but I'd also like to mention that it's absolutely possible to get great mileage out of a "toy" synth, provided you already know what you're doing.
In fact, the German government operates a dedicated website offering information for farmers who want to do exactly that:
https://www.bundesprogramm.de/foerderung
Additionally, federal options exist:
https://www.oekolandbau.de/bio-in-der-praxis/bio-verarbeitung/unternehmensfuehrung/foerderung/staatliche-foerderprogramme/