We’re about to take you off the road you expected to be on when you heard the word “poetry.” Sandburg, Kerouac, Whitman, and Millay were all radicals in their early days. They outraged the status quo. The poets you’ll experience in this book and audio CD travel on that same track. The Spoken Word Revolution is a continuation and rebirth of the oral tradition in our country, and in countries around the world, where the power of poetry performed out loud compels an audience to listen.The Spoken Word Revolution brings to life the written and performed works of more than 40 of the most influential slam, hip hop, performance art and contemporary poets in the world today. This defining collection of spoken word poetry captures today’s electrifying words and voices, in text and immediately live on one audio CD. Hear the innovative poetry styles of:--Slam--Nuyorican--Performance art--Taos--Youth poetry--Hip hopIncludes poems by:--Sherman Alexie--Billy Collins--Regie Gibson--Celena Glenn--Edward Hirsch--Jean Howard--Taylor Mali--Viggo Mortensen--Beau Sia--Patricia Smith--Saul Williams

The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam Hip Hop And The Poetry Of A New Generation

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"A dynamic and clarifying volume chock-full of fresh and informative commentary...and an exciting array of knock-out poems." -Booklist Starred Review "Accompanied by a terrific CD that showcases the great variety of styles performance poetry embraces, from the purest of recitations to seductive musical presentations, this dynamic anthology embodies the thrilling and mutually beneficial rapprochement between the traditionalists and the slammers, something that seemed about as likely 10 years ago as that proverbial cold day in hell." -Chicago Tribune The Spoken Word Revolution brings to life the written and performed works of more than 40 of the most influential slam, hip hop, performance art and contemporary poets in the world today. This defining collection of spoken word poetry captures today's electrifying words and voices, in text and immediately live on one audio CD.

The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam, Hip Hop & the Poetry of a New Generation (A Poetry Speaks Experience)

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From its earliest days to today, poetry has always been a spoken art. On the page and out loud, poetry is the home for the brilliant, the rebellious, the artists and performers who are changing the world. Today's spoken word revolution is the literary equivalent to grabbing a culture by the collar and shaking it...hard. In the tradition of The Spoken Word Revolution, Redux brings more of the gripping, moving, innovative, often hilarious poetry in the oral tradition. This redefining collection gathers multiple forms of "spoken word" under the same motley tent-slam, hip-hop, musical interpretations, and youth movements among them. The resulting brew is both satisfying and world-expanding. One audio CD features some of the best poems and poets, immediately live in their own electrifying words and voices. The Spoken Word Revolution Redux includes: --Singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley --Slam Poetry founder Marc Smith --Ethan Hawke reading Beat Poet Gregory Corso --Jazz pianist Patricia Barber adapting ee cummings --Former US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, Bill Collins and Mark Strand --Four-time national poetry slam champion Patricia Smith --Jeff Tweedy of Wilco --Hip-Hop founder Gil Scott-Heron --Indy National Poetry Slam Champions, including Mayda da Ville --Viggo Mortensen and Hank Mortensen --Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins

The Spoken Word Revolution Redux (A Poetry Speaks Experience)

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The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam Hip Hop And The Poetry Of A New Generation

The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam, Hip Hop & the Poetry of a New Generation (A Poetry Speaks Experience)

The Spoken Word Revolution Redux (A Poetry Speaks Experience)