spoken-word


spo·ken-word

(spō′kən-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).