Spoken Word
Spoken word is a form of literary art or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. Spoken-word is often done with a musical background, but emphasis is kept on the speaker. more...
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One of the most common sorts of spoken word performances is performance poetry, where a poet either reads previously-published poems, or reads poems specifically written to be performed aloud. Another kind that has gained popularity in recent years is political and social commentary, done in such a way that it is, while still prose, somewhat more artistic than a typical speech. Spoken word artists are often poets and musicians. Spoken word gained notoriety in the late 1980s and early 1990s through the emergence of "poetry slams," where spoken word artists would square off in cabaret-style duels.
See also
Voice acting;
Notable spoken word performers with Wikipedia articles
Performance poetry
GG Allin;
Laurie Anderson;
C. R. Avery;
Roger Bonair-Agard;
Candice L. Bledsoe;
Big Poppa E;
Allen Ginsberg;
Hedwig Gorski;
John S. Hall;
Gil Scott-Heron;
Jerome "J-Square" Jones;
Joolz;
Anthony Joseph;
Miranda July;
Jack Kerouac;
Talib Kweli;
The Last Poets;
Timothy "Speed" Levitch;
Eve Libertine;
Lydia Lunch;
Taylor Mali;
Mighty Mike McGee;
Rove McManus;
Susan McMaster;
Jim Morrison;
Colin Morton;
Ken Nordine;
Henry Rollins;
Ursula Rucker;
Steve Scott;
Beau Sia;
Patti Smith;
Nicky Spesh;
Serj Tankian;
Jill Scott;
Tom Waits;
Saul Williams;
Jason Wright;
Sheri-D Wilson;
Mali Woods;
Jello Biafra;
Comedians and other artists
Victor Borge;
Lenny Bruce;
Henry Rollins;
Chris Rock;
Robin Williams;
Actors and actresses who have recorded classic poetry
Judith Anderson;
Ed Begley;
Claire Bloom;
Richard Burton;
Albert Finney;
John Gielgud;
Cedric Hardwicke;
James Mason;
Siobhan McKenna;
Tyrone Power;
Vincent Price;
Anthony Quayle;
Michael Redgrave;
Ralph Richardson;
Maggie Smith;
William Shatner;
Spoken Word Community Links
PoeticMic.com - Spoken Word Community for Poets to write poetry & Speak to be Heard;
Poetology.com, the study theory art, practice and appreciation of spoken word by any given author, group, nation or kind;
Underground Epics - The number one Spoken Word publishing company in the world;
Uth TV, Original spoken word by youth for youth.;
Read more at Wikipedia.org
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