Performance poetry is poetry composed specifically for or during a live performance before an audience, covering a wide variety of styles and genres. It emphasizes the poet's presentation, whether scripted or improvisational, and can incorporate music, theatrical elements or other artistic disciplines alongside the words themselves.
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Place of Origin Notable ExampleHugo Ball, Gadji beri bimba, Cabaret Voltaire, 1916 1 Defining TraitComposed for or during a performance before an audience 1 Defining Trait Connections
Subgenres
Source Wikipedia: Dub poetry
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Sources
1. Performance poetry, Wikipedia
Section on history, birthplace
The actual birthplace of performance poetry is therefore Zürich.
Section on history, Hugo Ball
On June 23, 1916, Hugo Ball performed one of the first sound poems, Gadji beri bimba at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zürich
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poetry that is specifically composed for or during a performance before an audience
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Performance poetry is poetry that is specifically composed for or during a performance before an audience.
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Subgenres: Dub Poetry, Lead paragraphQuote, Subgenres: Dub Poetry, Lead paragraph
is a form of performance poetry
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