Spoken word poetry
Scope Notes
Here are entered works on poems that are meant to be performed and that are heavily stressed, metrically regular, and are characterized by improvisation, free association, and word play. Works on poems that are meant to be performed that emphasize sounds instead of semantics for their meaning are entered under [Sound poetry.]
Used for
- Spoken word poems
Examples
Note under [Sound poetry]
Broader Terms (1)
Hierarchy
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