spoken word

genre; oral poetic performance art based mainly on the poetic as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities
Intangible literary_genre Q1428637
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spoken word

Summary

spoken word is a literary genre[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • spoken word's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3].
  • spoken word is a type of performing arts[4].
  • spoken word is a type of poetry[5].
  • spoken word's Commons category is recorded as Spoken word[6].
  • spoken word's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spoken word[7].
  • spoken word's described by source is recorded as DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1[8].
  • spoken word's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[9].
  • spoken word's equivalent class is recorded as http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_Spoken[10].
  • spoken word's practiced by is recorded as spoken word artist[11].

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Definition and Type

spoken word's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include performing arts[4] and poetry[5].

Why It Matters

spoken word has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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  1. 5w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Practiced by spoken word artist
    Subclass of
    Described by source DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1
    Instance of literary genre
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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