Spoken word is a word-based performance art that focuses on voice inflection along with diction. Recently, there has been a large push for spoken word poetry with YouTube channels like Button Poetry and a plethora of other recorded performances. Due to the fact the audience can hear the emotion in the presenter’s voice, spoken word is extremely effective in relaying a message, whether it be of pain or love. Below are thirteen spoken words that are sure to strike a chord in anyone’s heart.
13. “Skinny Girls Bleed Flowers” by Savannah Brown
12. “America in 4 Minutes” by Branden Wellington
11. “When the Fat Girl Gets Skinny” by Blythe Baird
10. “Rape Joke” by Lost Angeles’ Brave New Voices Team
8. “Explaining My Depression to My Mother” by Sabrina Benaim
7. “Lost Voices” by Darius Simpson & Scout Bostley
6. “The Drug Dealer’s Daughter” by Siaara Freeman
4. “Fire Escape” by Joseph Capehart
2. “Somewhere in America” by Lost Angeles’ Brave New Voices Team
