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The Nuyorican Poets Café on New York's Lower Eastside was founded in 1973, and is one of the oldest American venues for presenting spoken-word poetry. [29] In the 1980s, spoken-word poetry competitions, often with elimination rounds, emerged and were labelled "poetry slams".
This category is to be applied to people who are defined as spoken-word artists. It is not applicable to people who have trivially engaged in spoken word performance at some point in their career, nor is it applicable to people who are "artists", as in highly skilled at oratory or rhetoric.
Pages in category "American spoken word poets" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Muhammad Ali;
Spoken word poets by nationality (3 C) O. Oral poets (3 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Spoken word poets" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
His Lonesome Cities album of readings won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Recording in 1968. [9] McKuen's poems were translated into eleven languages and his books sold over 1 million copies in 1968 alone. [14] McKuen said that his most romantic poetry was influenced by American poet Walter Benton's two books of poems. [13]
"Our Words Collide," a documentary executive produced by Rosario Dawson and now streaming, follows five spoken-word poets from Los Angeles throughout their senior year of high school.
Francisco is the founder and current coach of the San Diego Poetry Slam Team, which won the 2017 National Poetry Slam Championship. [17] [18] Francisco performed his spoken-word poem "Complainers" on his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on March 1, 2018.
Shane L. Koyczan / ˈ k ɔɪ ˌ z æ n /, [2] born 22 May 1976, is a Canadian spoken word poet, writer, and member of the group Tons of Fun University. He is known for writing about issues like bullying, cancer, death, and eating disorders. He is most famous for the anti-bullying poem “To This Day” which has over 25 million views on YouTube.
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