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Spoken word is a "catchall" term that includes any kind of poetry recited aloud, including poetry readings, poetry slams, jazz poetry, pianologues, musical readings, and hip hop music, and can include comedy routines and prose monologues.
- Spoken Articles
Spoken articles. This page lists recordings of Wikipedia...
- Music & The Spoken Word
Website. musicandthespokenword .com. Music & the Spoken Word...
- Spoken Articles
Spoken word first kicked off with the American Beat Poet movement that took place in the 1940s and 1950s. This saw a group of authors in New York using their work to exploring and influence the...
Explore. Soundscapes. Say It Loud. African American Spoken Word. The spoken word occupies a central and indispensable position in African American history and culture.
The Iliad and The Odyssey were spoken word poems. Shakespeare’s sonnets and plays were meant to be spoken, not read. With the invention of the printing press in the 1400s, the need for spoken word traditions was not as great as it once had been. As poems were published and available to a larger audience, the necessity and interest in spoken ...
Spoken word is a genre of poetry for performance, drawing on oral traditions and elements of music, sound, and dance. Learn about the characteristics, examples, and history of spoken word poetry from the Poetry Foundation's glossary.
