performance poetry

performance poetry
poetry written for public performance rather than private reading

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  • Performance poetry — is poetry that is specifically composed for or during performance before an audience. During the 1980s, the term came into popular usage to describe poetry written or composed for performance rather than print distribution. Performance poetry is… …   Wikipedia

  • performance poetry — noun Poetry written primarily for public performance by the poet • • • Main Entry: ↑perform …   Useful english dictionary

  • performance poetry —    Broadly, performance poetry is any poetry delivered effectively in performance; narrowly, it is poetry composed specifically for performance rather than for the page. With the spread of literacy, Britain had lost any earlier tradition of… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

  • performance poetry — noun a form of poetry that is performed as a dramatic monologue or exchange and frequently involves improvisation. Derivatives performance poet noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • performance poetry — /pəˈfɔməns poʊətri/ (say puh fawmuhns pohuhtree) noun poetry intended to be read aloud as a theatrical event. –performance poet, noun …  

  • Australian performance poetry — is not a recent phenomenon in English speaking Australia. It would not be beyond credibility to identify Henry Lawson as Australia s first professional performance poet, but there had been many performance poets in Australia prior to Lawson (real …   Wikipedia

  • Poetry-Slam — (deutsch: Dichterwettstreit) ist ein literarischer Vortragswettbewerb, in dem selbstgeschriebene Texte innerhalb einer bestimmten Zeit einem Publikum vorgetragen werden. Bewertet werden sowohl der Inhalt der Texte als auch die Art des Vortrags.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Poetry slam — (deutsch: Dichterwettstreit) ist ein literarischer Vortragswettbewerb, in dem selbstgeschriebene Texte innerhalb einer bestimmten Zeit einem Publikum vorgetragen werden. Bewertet werden sowohl der Inhalt der Texte als auch die Art des Vortrags.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Poetry Slam, Inc. — Poetry Slam, Inc. (PSI) is the official 501(c)(3) non profit organization charged with overseeing the international coalition of poetry slams. Established in 1997, PSI is responsible for making poetry slam more visible and accessible to the world …   Wikipedia

  • Poetry Slam — Slam Teilnehmer Lasse Samström beim Box Slam, St. Gallen, 2005 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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