spoken word
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“The spoken word is perhaps the quintessential form of protected speech,” Justice Neil Gorsuch writes for the majority in Chiles v.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Glennie: I’ve never recorded anything combining the poetic spoken word and music before, and I haven’t been exposed to any examples of this kind of collaboration.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
Outside of his acting career, Greene won a Grammy in 2000 for best spoken word album for children for his work on “Listen to the Storyteller.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2025
Beyond the music, the festival will showcase spoken word performances from acclaimed poets Lemn Sissay and Vanessa Kisuule, alongside political satire and activism from Led By Donkeys.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025
First, in the deserts and veldts arose oral culture, the culture of the spoken word.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
