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Spoken word is poetry made for performance, though some of it is also published on the page. Its roots reach through oral traditions, and spoken word can draw from storytelling, theatre, rap, hip-hop, jazz, rock, blues and folk. Rhyme, repetition, improvisation and word play are common tools.
Polish project Czarny Las place spoken word beside rap and downtempo music. Canadian project SIXPOINTS use spoken passages among post-industrial textures and bluesy low-end.
The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara connect poetry with progressive and experimental music, while Henry Rollins was due to take his talking shows to UK and European stages in 2023.