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44-444: Sampson and Moon initially started the label because, in Moon's words, "I just wanted to put out my friends' records because nobody was putting out my friends' records. And to put out spoken word 7-inch records." KRS-101 (the label's first release) was in fact a split 7-inch spoken-word record with Kathleen Hanna and Slim Moon; other "Wordcore" releases followed. The first major release was

88-601: A Warner Music Group subsidiary. Moon's wife, Portia Sabin , then took over ownership of Kill Rock Stars. In 2007, the label released eleven records, including New Moon , a collection of songs recorded by Elliott Smith between 1994 and 1997. The label has begun to further diversify its roster: since 2013, Kill Rock Stars has released albums by comedians including W. Kamau Bell , Nathan Brannon , Kurt Braunohler , River Butcher , Cameron Esposito , Emily Heller , Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen , Ian Karmel, Hari Kondabolu , and Amy Miller. In September 2019, Kill Rock Stars issued

132-620: A Dream ", Sojourner Truth 's " Ain't I a Woman? ", and Booker T. Washington 's "Cast Down Your Buckets" incorporated elements of oration that influenced the spoken-word movement within the African-American community. The Last Poets was a poetry and political music group formed during the 1960s that was born out of the Civil Rights Movement and helped increase the popularity of spoken word within African-American culture. Spoken word poetry entered into wider American culture following

176-467: A compilation of Olympia-area bands simply titled Kill Rock Stars ( Stars Kill Rock and Rock Stars Kill would follow in the same compilation series) and featured Bikini Kill , Bratmobile , Unwound , Nirvana , Mecca Normal , Heavens to Betsy , The Nation of Ulysses , and the Melvins , among others. Although the label's music has never reflected a singular genre or underground music movement, it

220-829: A forerunner of the genre. In the UK, musicians who have performed spoken-word lyrics include Blur , The Streets and Kae Tempest . In Zimbabwe , spoken word has been mostly active on stage through the House of Hunger Poetry slam in Harare , Mlomo Wakho Poetry Slam in Bulawayo as well as the Charles Austin Theatre in Masvingo . Festivals such as Harare International Festival of the Arts , Intwa Arts Festival KoBulawayo and Shoko Festival have supported

264-429: A press release announcing Slim Moon 's return to management of the label after a thirteen-year hiatus, as well as the signing of Portland band MAITA; the press release described the signing as "both previous label head Portia Sabin's last act and the first initiative of Slim Moon in his second tenure as guiding light of KRS". In February 2022, it was announced that independent music company Exceleration Music had acquired

308-498: A successful $ 4,000 Kickstarter campaign by hiring a professional pilot to skywrite "How Do I Land?" in Southern California, in promotion of the album. In February 2012, Braunohler was featured episode 457 of This American Life , "What I Did For Love," where he discussed his experience bringing the concept of rumspringa to his monogamous relationship of 13 years. He and his comedy partner Kristen Schaal also appeared on

352-582: A supporting role in the widely acclaimed movie The Big Sick . Braunohler was named one of Variety's "Top 10 Comics to Watch" in 2012, as well as Time Out NY ' s "50 Funniest New Yorkers". Among other venues Braunohler has performed at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival, The Comedy Festival , Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and Chicago, New York Comedy Festival (named a "Comic to Watch"), SXSW , Bonnaroo , All Tomorrow's Parties ,

396-402: Is also abundant on college campuses, YouTube, and through forums such as Button Poetry. Some spoken-word poems go viral and can then appear in articles, on TED talks , and on social media sites such as Twitter , Facebook , and Instagram . Kurt Braunohler This is an accepted version of this page Kurt Braunohler (born February 22, 1976) is an American comedian and co-host of

440-610: Is also involved in social work and issues. In Ghana , the poetry group Ehalakasa, led by Kojo Yibor Kojo AKA Sir Black, holds monthly TalkParty events (collaborative endeavour with Nubuke Foundation and/ National Theatre of Ghana ) and special events such as Ehalakasa Slam Festival and end-of-year events. This group has produced spoken-word poets including Mutombo da Poet, Chief Moomen, Nana Asaase, RhymeSonny , Koo Kumi , Hondred Percent, Jewel King, Faiba Bernard, Akambo, Wordrite, Natty Ogli, and Philipa. The spoken-word movement in Ghana

484-458: Is arguably most notable for releasing the work of various riot grrrl bands during the mid-'90s, some of which, especially Bikini Kill, generated a good deal of press attention. Other Kill Rock Stars releases in this genre includes albums by Bratmobile, Huggy Bear , Heavens to Betsy and Excuse 17 . The label continued its tradition of spoken word by releasing their first full-length spoken-word LP Big Broad by Juliana Luecking in 1995. This

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528-561: Is credited with starting the poetry slam in November 1984. In 1990, the first National Poetry Slam took place in Fort Mason, San Francisco . The poetry slam movement reached a wider audience following Russell Simmons ' Def Poetry , which was aired on HBO between 2002 and 2007. The poets associated with the Buffalo Readings were active early in the 21st century. In San Francisco in

572-515: Is explicitly written to be performed aloud and consciously shuns the written form. "Form", as Donald Hall records "was never more than an extension of content." Performance poetry in Africa dates to prehistorical times with the creation of hunting poetry, while elegiac and panegyric court poetry were developed extensively throughout the history of the empires of the Nile, Niger and Volta river valleys. One of

616-402: Is one that is conveyed primarily by speech as opposed to writing, in predominantly oral cultures proverbs (also known as maxims ) are convenient vehicles for conveying simple beliefs and cultural attitudes. "The hearing knowledge we bring to a line of poetry is a knowledge of a pattern of speech we have known since we were infants". Performance poetry , which is kindred to performance art,

660-527: Is primarily oral utterance, to be said aloud, to be heard." Poetry, like music , appeals to the ear, an effect known as euphony or onomatopoeia , a device to represent a thing or action by a word that imitates sound. "Speak again, Speak like rain" was how a poet of the Kikuyu people, an East African people, described her verse to author Isak Dinesen , confirming a comment by T. S. Eliot that "poetry remains one person talking to another". The oral tradition

704-565: Is rapidly growing that individual spoken-word artists like MEGBORNA, are continuously carving a niche for themselves and stretching the borders of spoken word by combining spoken word with 3D animations and spoken-word video game, based on his yet to be released poem, Alkebulan. In Kumasi , the creative group CHASKELE holds an annual spoken-word event on the campus of KNUST giving platform to poets and other creatives. Poets like Elidior The Poet, Slimo, T-Maine are key members of this group. In Kenya , poetry performance grew significantly between

748-496: Is to be read aloud by someone's voice, whoever reads a poem aloud becomes the proper medium for the poem." "Every speaker intuitively courses through manipulation of sounds, it is almost as though 'we sing to one another all day'." "Sound once imagined through the eye gradually gave body to poems through performance, and late in the 1950s reading aloud erupted in the United States." Some American spoken-word poetry originated from

792-590: The Home Journal wrote about concerts that combined spoken word recitations with music, as demonstrated by actresses Sophie Schroder and Fanny Kemble . Vachel Lindsay helped maintain the tradition of poetry as spoken art in the early twentieth century. Composers such as Marion Bauer , Ruth Crawford Seegar , and Lalla Ryckoff composed music to be combined with spoken words. Robert Frost also spoke well, his meter accommodating his natural sentences. Poet laureate Robert Pinsky said: "Poetry's proper culmination

836-644: The "Loops" episode of Radiolab in October 2011, and in 2009 the two hosted "High Five! with Kurt and Kristen" on the Sirius XM Satellite Radio Raw Dog Channel. Braunohler also hosted The K Ohle with Kurt Braunohler podcast on the Nerdist network, as well as its spin-off, Emotional Hangs , with co-host Joe DeRosa . He has since become the co-host of Bananas , a podcast on Exactly Right Podcast Network. In 2014, Braunohler guest starred in

880-561: The Awards were for audiobooks to people such as Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and Michelle Obama. In response to the many petitions, the Recording Academy sponsored several open forum webcasts to discuss the possibility. Many Spoken Word artists including COPUS participated. In 2022 Spoken Word Poetry successfully became an official Grammy Award genre with the first award being presented to J.Ivy in 2023. https://copusmusic.com Outside of

924-825: The Edinburgh Fringe Festival (IF.Comedy Award nominee), Melbourne Comedy Festival (Barry Award Winner), the HBO Vegas Comedy Festival, the Chicago Improv Festival ("Improv Ensemble of the Year" Award Winner). Braunohler's debut comedy album, How Do I Land? was released by Kill Rock Stars on August 20, 2013. The album was recorded live on February 13, 2013, in Seattle, Washington , and February 14, 2013, in Portland, Oregon . In March 2013, Braunohler completed

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968-499: The Kill Rock Stars catalog and formed a partnership with its founder, Slim Moon. Under the deal, Moon would continue to handle A&R and would be actively signing and developing new artists. Spoken word Spoken word is an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities. It is a 20th-century continuation of an ancient oral artistic tradition that focuses on

1012-551: The Paper Chase , Jeff Hanson , Unwound , Marnie Stern , the Gossip , Mecca Normal , Two Ton Boa and Comet Gain ; spoken word albums by Kathy Acker and Miranda July ; and reissues of work by earlier punk/post-punk bands such as Kleenex/Liliput , Essential Logic , and Delta 5 . In October 2006, Slim Moon, the label's owner, announced he would be departing Kill Rock Stars to work as an A&R representative at Nonesuch Records ,

1056-583: The United States, artists such as French singer-songwriters Léo Ferré and Serge Gainsbourg made personal use of spoken word over rock or symphonic music from the beginning of the 1970s in such albums as Amour Anarchie (1970), Histoire de Melody Nelson (1971), and Il n'y a plus rien (1973), and contributed to the popularization of spoken word within French culture. In 2003, the movement reached its peak in France with Fabien Marsaud aka Grand Corps Malade being

1100-430: The aesthetics of recitation and word play , such as the performer's live intonation and voice inflection. Spoken word is a "catchall" term that includes any kind of poetry recited aloud, including poetry readings, poetry slams , jazz poetry , pianologues, musical readings, and hip hop music , and can include comedy routines and prose monologues . Unlike written poetry, the poetic text takes its quality less from

1144-582: The best known griot epic poems was created for the founder of the Mali Empire , the Epic of Sundiata . In African culture, performance poetry is a part of theatrics, which was present in all aspects of pre-colonial African life and whose theatrical ceremonies had many different functions: political, educative, spiritual and entertainment. Poetics were an element of theatrical performances of local oral artists, linguists and historians, accompanied by local instruments of

1188-511: The episode "Namer vs. Namer" of John Hodgman 's podcast Judge John Hodgman . In 2012 Braunohler hosted the improv game show Bunk on the Independent Film Channel . Since 2012 Braunohler has been an occasional voice contributor to Fox's animated series Bob's Burgers , and he is a frequent roundtable guest on the E! network show Chelsea Lately . He has also performed on Comedy Central 's John Oliver Presents . Braunohler

1232-567: The first-ever Mailorder Freak Singles Club, featuring Quasi , Small Stars , Sta-Prest , and Rock*A*Teens , among others. Another popular band on Kill Rock Stars was the Decemberists , who released three full-length albums on the label between 2001 and 2005. The band's singer, Colin Meloy , also released a solo album on the label in April 2008. Other notable releases by Kill Rock Stars include albums by

1276-674: The genre for a number of years. In Trinidad and Tobago , this art form is widely used as a form of social commentary and is displayed all throughout the nation at all times of the year. The main poetry events in Trinidad and Tobago are overseen by an organization called the 2 Cent Movement. They host an annual event in partnership with the NGC Bocas Lit Fest and First Citizens Bank called "The First Citizens national Poetry Slam", formerly called "Verses". This organization also hosts poetry slams and workshops for primary and secondary schools. It

1320-571: The griots. The poet and ethnographer Jerzy Ficowski has studied and written extensively about the Polska Roma tradition of spoken word. Though the vast majority of Polish-Romani people of that generation did not read or write, oral folk traditions were very strong. The most famous example is Papusza , who Ficowski discovered when he was following gypsy caravans on the road. Ficowski had her work translated and published, and she went on to become one of Poland's most iconic poets. In ancient Greece ,

1364-585: The group traveled to the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, as well as to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland . The Neutrino Video Projects were awarded "Improv Ensemble of the Year" by the Chicago Improv Festival in 2004. In 2005, Braunohler began co-hosting Hot Tub with Kristen Schaal , which was voted "Best Variety Show of 2005" by Time Out NY ' s reader poll. In 2017, Braunohler had

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1408-536: The late 1990s and early 2000s. This was through organisers and creative hubs such as Kwani Open Mic, Slam Africa, Waamathai's, Poetry at Discovery, Hisia Zangu Poetry, Poetry Slam Africa, Paza Sauti, Anika, Fatuma's Voice, ESPA, Sauti dada, Wenyewe poetry among others. Soon the movement moved to other counties and to universities throughout the country. Spoken word in Kenya has been a means of communication where poets can speak about issues affecting young people in Africa. Some of

1452-535: The late 1990s poet Royal Kent and composer Wendy Loomis formed COPUS (band) to create a unique mix of Spoken Word and Music that continues to the present day. As a voting member of the Recording Academy, Ms. Loomis submitted a petition in 2021 to separate Spoken Word Poetry from Audiobooks in the Grammy® Awards. Between 1987-2020 only three times did the Award go to a poet: Maya Angelou in 1993, 1995 and 2002. The rest of

1496-413: The people such as the kora , the xalam , the mbira and the djembe drum. Drumming for accompaniment is not to be confused with performances of the "talking drum", which is a literature of its own, since it is a distinct method of communication that depends on conveying meaning through non-musical grammatical, tonal and rhythmic rules imitating speech. Although, they could be included in performances of

1540-405: The podcast Bananas on Exactly Right Podcast Network. He was previously the host of IFC's comedy game show Bunk and has appeared on Comedy Central , This American Life , and Radiolab . Braunohler is a frequent collaborator with Kristen Schaal , with whom he created the web series Penelope Princess of Pets . Braunohler's first major project was the performance project Kurtbot. This

1584-748: The poetry of the Harlem Renaissance , blues , and the Beat Generation of the 1960s. Spoken word in African-American culture drew on a rich literary and musical heritage. Langston Hughes and writers of the Harlem Renaissance were inspired by the feelings of the blues and spirituals , hip-hop , and slam poetry artists were inspired by poets such as Hughes in their word stylings. The Civil Rights Movement also influenced spoken word. Notable speeches such as Martin Luther King Jr. 's " I Have

1628-455: The release of Gil Scott-Heron 's spoken-word poem " The Revolution Will Not Be Televised " on the album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox in 1970. The Nuyorican Poets Café on New York's Lower Eastside was founded in 1973, and is one of the oldest American venues for presenting spoken-word poetry. In the 1980s, spoken-word poetry competitions, often with elimination rounds, emerged and were labelled " poetry slams ". American poet Marc Smith

1672-403: The spoken word was the most trusted repository for the best of their thought, and inducements would be offered to men (such as the rhapsodes ) who set themselves the task of developing minds capable of retaining and voices capable of communicating the treasures of their culture. The ancient Greeks included Greek lyric , which is similar to spoken-word poetry, in their Olympic Games . In 1849,

1716-454: The visual aesthetics on a page, but depends more on phonaesthetics , or the aesthetics of sound. Spoken word has existed for many years; long before writing, through a cycle of practicing, listening and memorizing, each language drew on its resources of sound structure for aural patterns that made spoken poetry very different from ordinary discourse and easier to commit to memory. "There were poets long before there were printing presses, poetry

1760-465: The well known poets in Kenya are Dorphan, Kenner B, Namatsi Lukoye, Raya Wambui, Wanjiku Mwaura, Teardrops, Mufasa, Mumbi Macharia, Qui Qarre, Sitawa Namwalie, Sitawa Wafula, Anne Moraa, Ngwatilo Mawiyo, Stephen Derwent. Spoken-word poetry is often performed in a competitive setting. In 1990, the first National Poetry Slam was held in San Francisco. It is the largest poetry slam competition event in

1804-710: The world, now held each year in different cities across the United States. The popularity of slam poetry has resulted in slam poetry competitions being held across the world, at venues ranging from coffeehouses to large stages. Spoken-word poetry is typically more than a hobby or expression of talent. This art form is often used to convey important or controversial messages to society. Such messages often include raising awareness of topics such as: racial inequality, sexual assault and/or rape culture , anti-bullying messages, body-positive campaigns, and LGBT topics. Slam poetry competitions often feature loud and radical poems that display both intense content and sound. Spoken-word poetry

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1848-531: Was a series of street comedy sketches along with an accompanying website. He had more success with the street theatre project Chengwin . His work with the group earned a number of awards, including being voted by the Village Voice as "Best Hilarious Insane Guerilla Theatre" in 2008. In 2004, Braunohler began the Neutrino Video Projects. His work with the group garnered widespread praise, and in 2005

1892-532: Was active on Vine , and was named one of the best comedians using the video phone app by Funny or Die . Braunohler's first television special premiered on Comedy Central on March 3, 2017. Braunholer lived in Asbury Park, New Jersey , before moving to Neptune City, New Jersey , and graduating from Christian Brothers Academy in 1994. He majored in both English and philosophy at Johns Hopkins University . He became engaged to Lauren Cook in April 2014, and

1936-636: Was also the year that Elliott Smith released his self-titled solo LP on the label. Another milestone was the 1997 release of Sleater-Kinney 's third LP (and first on Kill Rock Stars) Dig Me Out , which garnered national press attention in Spin and Rolling Stone . In 1997–98, the 5RC label was formed as a sister label to Kill Rock Stars; it released generally harsher-sounding and more experimental rock than Kill Rock Stars. The 5RC roster included Xiu Xiu , Deerhoof , Need New Body , The Mae Shi , The Robot Ate Me , and Metalux , among others. 1998 also marked

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