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.
Artists known for spoken word performances and recordings
- Performance poetry:
- Jack Kerouac
- Lydia Lunch
- William S. Burroughs
- Ray Buttigieg
- Exene Cervenka
- bpNichol
- Allen Ginsberg
- Hedwig Gorski
- The Four Horsemen
- Susan McMaster
- Colin Morton
- Andrew McClure
- First Draft
- Geode Music & Poetry
- Tom Waits
- William Shatner
- Ken Nordine
- Tayor Mali
- Taalam Acey
- Ainsley Burrows
- Marquis Mix
- Queen Sheba
- Roger Bonair-Agard
- Samantha Thorhill
- Surhir Hammad
- Shihan
- Newoka LaShelle
- Political and social commentary:
- Noam Chomsky
- Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
- Bill Hicks
- Charles Kernaghan
- Alix Olson
- Michael Parenti
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Lazyboy
- Both:
- Saul Williams
- Jello Biafra
- Henry Rollins
- Ani DiFranco
- Garrison Keillor
- Greg Walloch
- Timothy Leary
- John Trudell
- Christa Bell
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