“A lot of people have an impression of spoken word poetry that’s like a pastiche of Def Poetry Jam from like 2001-2006, a similar set of cadences, subject matters, and ways of entering into ...

Here, however, the artists provide an incredibly natural-feeling extension of the poem, emphasizing the feel and relentless beat of the melancholy behind the words. With words like this ...

From making a big deal out of the word "like" to complaining ... as you can see in Melissa Lozada-Oliva's spoken word poem "Like Totally Whatever" — because, like, maybe this trend is not ...