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Spoken word

Spoken word is an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem's as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities. It is a 20th-century continuation of an ancient oral artistic tradition, most notably the Greek oral-formulaic tradition, which produced the oldest works in the Western tradition, that focuses on the aesthetics of recitation…

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Spoken word

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related to Development in the United States · 16
Spoken word → Composers, Every, Fanny Kemble, Home Journal, In, Lalla Ryckoff, Marion Bauer, Poet, Poetry's, Robert Frost, Robert Pinsky, Ruth Crawford Seegar, Sophie Schroder, Sound, United States, Vachel Lindsay
related to Competitions · 8
Spoken word → In, It, National Poetry Slam, San Francisco, Spoken-word, The, United States, While
related to history · 8
Spoken word → East African, Eliot, Isak Dinesen, Kikuyu, Poetry, Speak, Spoken, There
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Spoken word → catch-all term that includes any kind of poetry recited aloud, oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem's as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities
related to Further reading · 2
Spoken word → Power Poetry, Tips

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Spoken wordis aoral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem's as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities0.90text
Spoken wordis acatch-all term that includes any kind of poetry recited aloud0.90text
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the mbirainstance ofaccompanied by local instruments of the people0.80text
the djembe druminstance ofaccompanied by local instruments of the people0.80text
Marion Bauerinstance ofComposers0.80text
Ruth Crawford Seegarinstance ofComposers0.80text
and Lalla Ryckoff composed music to be combined with spoken wordsinstance ofComposers0.80text
Hughes in their word stylings.The Civil Rights Movement also influenced spoken wordinstance ofand slam poetry artists were inspired by poets0.80text
Martin Luther King Jr.'sinstance ofNotable speeches0.80text
French singer-songwriters Léo Ferréinstance ofartists0.80text

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