Answer — Exercise 2
7.2 - Reading·Focus 5 (2nd edition) - Student's Book
Question
Listen to an extract from a radio programme about the history of performance poetry and make notes under the headings below.
Answer
- Poetry in ancient times: epic poems about love, war and peace, gods, grief and loss recited to music by a poet-singer; Homer’s Odyssey
- The advent of printing: print introduced in the 15th century; poets as writers instead of entertainers; poetry read in solitude rather than listened to
- Beat movement: American literary movement originating in 1950s; spoken-word performances; Allen Ginsberg
- Open mic nights and poetry slams: introduced in 1980s, unknown poets performed their work on stage; competitors have time limit to present their work to a set of judges
- The origins of hip-hop and rap: arose from urban unrest in 1970s and 1980s, non-traditional poets
- Spoken / Performance poetry: one of the most popular forms of poetry nowadays; YouTube and other media outlets are used