The Living Language of Spoken Word
In “The Shrinking Space of Poetry”, Betsy Warland claims that “Spoken word has grown in leaps and bounds; to my ear, however, the majority of writing performed is not deeply rooted in poetry.” I take exception to this backhanded compliment.
tags Spoken Word Slam poetry Chris Gilpin Betsy Warland
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