spoken word artist
Stage poetry reciter
A spoken word artist is a performer who delivers poetry, stories, or other literary compositions aloud, typically from memory and often with dramatic vocal inflection and physical expression.
The term distinguishes these performers from page poets who write primarily for readers rather than listeners.
Spoken word often incorporates elements of hip-hop, jazz, storytelling, and theater, and is closely associated with poetry slams and open mic nights.
The spoken word artist captivated the audience with her piece about growing up in Detroit.
- slam poetryCompetitive spoken-word art
- poetry slamCompetitive spoken-word event
- microphoneAudio input device
- stageRaised performance platform
- verseMetered poetic passage
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- entertainerssingers, actor, dancers, actress, musicians
- performance poetsslam poet
- writersauthor, novelist, writer, poet, journalist
- performersactor, dancer, actress, singer, musician
- poetspoet, Homer, Dante, Milton, Emily Dickinson
- storytellersstorytellers, narrator, narrators, tale-teller, tale spinner