Poetry in ancient time
- 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 started in 1950s
- spoken-word performances
- Allen Ginsberg
Open mis nights and poetry slams
- introduced in 1980s
- unknown poets performed their work on stage
- competitors have time limit to present their work to 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
