jazz poet
Syncopated verse writer
A jazz poet is a poet whose work draws on jazz music—its rhythms, improvisation, and cultural spirit.
The term is most associated with the Harlem Renaissance and Beat Generation, when poets like Langston Hughes performed with jazz accompaniment or incorporated syncopated, improvisational structures into their verse: He read his work at clubs, a true jazz poet.
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- beatnikFifties counterculture member
- spoken wordPoetry delivered aloud
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- bluesMournful American music genre
Langston Hughes · Beat Generation · Harlem Renaissance · rhythm · civil rights movement · free verse · syncopation · open mic · African American heritage · cadence · improvisation · music · performance · scat singing · vocalese · late night set · counterculture · coffee house
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