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spoken-word

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spo·ken-word (spkn-wûrd)
adj.
1. Spoken aloud, especially in performance: spoken-word poetry.
2. Performing or involving a performance of the spoken word: "Whenever [a newspaper] covers the poetry world, you can bet you will find spoken-word and street poets railing against the prudishness of the 'academic poets'" (Maureen McLane).


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It gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s through "poetry slams," in which spoken-word artists would square off in on-stage duels.
The spoken-word version of the magazine comes in a double CD pack and covers all the contents of the 32-page bumper publication which includes a residents' Christmas recycling and refuse collection guide.
We thought it might suit Ian Rankin to do a spoken-word piece over the top of it.
 
 
 
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