SPOKEN WORD | COMEDY

List of World Music Genres and Subgenres

​There are many variations of spoken word, at FeeLIT Records we strive to and carefully select the latest up-to-date popular and

hard to find titles on vinyl & CD releases

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Spoken word is a broad term that includes many types of poetry and other forms of expression, including:  

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• Poetry readings: Spoken word can include poetry readings, poetry slams, and jazz poetry.  

• Musical readings: Spoken word can include musical readings, such as hip hop music.  

• Comedy routines: Spoken word can include comedy routines.  

• Prose monologues: Spoken word can include prose monologues.  

• Audiobooks: Spoken word can include audiobooks.  

• Storytelling: Spoken word can include storytelling.  

• Non-musical dramas: Spoken word can include non-musical dramas.  

• Sermons: Spoken word can include sermons.  

• Narrations: Spoken word can include narrations with or without music.  

• Instructional recordings: Spoken word can include instructional recordings.

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Spoken word is often characterized by rhyme, repetition, improvisation, and word play. Spoken word poems often address issues of race, politics, community, and social justice.

 

• Greek lyric

• Griot

• Haikai prose

• Hip hop

• List of performance poets

• Nuyorican Poets Café

• Oral poetry

• Orature

• Performance poetry

• Poetry reading

• Prose rhythm

• Prosimetrum

• Purple prose

• Rapping

• Recitative

• Rhymed prose

• Slam poetry​