Performance poetry is poetry that is specifically composed for or during a performance before an audience. During the 1980s, the term came into popular usage to describe poetry written or composed for performance rather than print distribution.
Read more about Performance Poetry: History, Poetry in Oral Cultures, The Advent of Printing, The 20th Century, The 1970s and After, The United Kingdom
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