Spoken word
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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.
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.
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[edit] Notable spoken word performers
[edit] Performance poetry
- Amir Sulaiman
- Nitche Ward - "The Original Woman"
- Laurie Anderson
- Benjamin Hughes
- C. R. Avery
- John M. Bennett
- Jello Biafra
- Roger Bonair-Agard
- Ani DiFranco
- Big Poppa E
- HKB FiNN
- Allen Ginsberg
- Jesse Glass
- Hedwig Gorski
- John S. Hall
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Bob Holman
- Jerome "J-Square" Jones
- Joolz
- Anthony Joseph
- Miranda July
- Lola S.Batling
- Jack Kerouac
- Richard Kostelanetz
- Talib Kweli
- Lauryn Hill
- The Last Poets
- Timothy "Speed" Levitch
- Eve Libertine
- Lydia Lunch
- kwami k. kwami
- Taylor Mali
- Randy Marsh
- Sam Marshall
- Mighty Mike McGee
- Gerard McKeown
- Rove McManus
- Susan McMaster
- Jim Morrison
- Colin Morton
- John Most
- Ken Nordine
- Evalyn Parry
- Henry Rollins
- Ursula Rucker
- Michael Salinger
- Jill Scott
- Steve Scott
- Beau Sia
- Shihan van Clief
- Patti Smith
- Nicky Spesh
- Rod Summers
- Serj Tankian
- Tom Waits
- Anna Wildsmith (aka Sow)
- Saul Williams
- Amyr Heard
- Sheri-D Wilson
- Tom Winter
- Jason Wright
- Mali Woods
- Sonya Renee
- Shayleen Joseph
- Iya Isoke
- Suheir Hammad
[edit] Comedians and other artists
[edit] Actors and actresses who have recorded classic poetry
- Judith Anderson
- Ed Begley
- Claire Bloom
- Richard Burton
- Albert Finney
- John Gielgud
- Cedric Hardwicke
- James Mason
- [[Siobh�n McKenna]]
- Tyrone Power
- Vincent Price
- Anthony Quayle
- Michael Redgrave
- Ralph Richardson
- Maggie Smith
- William Shatner
- Dennis Hopper
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Nationofpoetry.com - Spoken Word Information, Videos, Audio, News, Artists, and Events
- SpokenWordArt.com - Spoken Word Information, Videos, Audio, and News
- OneMic.tv - Spoken Word Internet Television
- PoeticMic.com - Spoken Word Community for Poets to write poetry & Speak to be Heard
- ShatteredThought.com - Shattered Thought Spoken word. Read and Submit your Poetry
- 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.
