From it's earliest days to today, poetry has always been a spoken art. On the page and out loud, poetry is the home for the brilliant, the rebellious, the artists and performers who are changing the world. Today's spoken word revolution is the literary equivalent of grabbing culture by the collar and shaking it...hard.In the tradition of The Spoken Word Revolution, Redux brings more of the gripping, moving, innovative, often hilarious poetry in the oral tradition. This redefining collection gathers multiple forms of "spoken word" under the same motley tent- slam, hip-hop, musical interpretations and youth movements among them. The resulting brew is both satisfying and world expanding. One audio CD features some of the best poems and poets, immediately live in their own electrifying words and voices.The Spoken Word Revolution Redux Includes:-Singer Songwriter Jeff Buckley-Slam poetry founder Marc Smith-Ethan Hawke reading Beat Poet Gregory Corso-Jazz pianist Patricia Barber adapting ee cummings-Former US Poets Laureate Ted Kooser, Billy Collins, and Mark Strand-Four-time national poetry slam champion Patricia Smith-Jeff Tweedy of WILCO-Hip-Hop founder Gil Scott-Heron-Linton Kwesi Johnson-UK Poet Laureate Andrew Motion-Indy National Poetry Slam Champions, including Mayda da Ville-Viggo Mortensen and Hank Mortensen-Bob Holman and Robert Creeley, and Creeley on Corso-Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins-Performance Poetry from around the world!
